<By G—, gentlemen, I tell you nothing but the truth; and the D—l broil them eternally that will not believe me. —Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub.>
D-chr.
n. the child hero of Agon, former acolyte squire turned warrior and temple defender, in the video game “Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.”
d-rrrrr.
n. the harsh alarm call of the Yellow-winged Blackbird, as described in New World Blackbirds by Alvaro Jaramillo.
d-z-z-z-z-z-z-z.
n. the “distinctive buzzing or ticking” of the Fork-Tailed Palm-Swift bird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Columbia by Steven L. Hilty.
ddd.
n. the sound of the letter d, as described in the educational video Nurturing the Love of Learning: Montessori for the Early Childhood Years; see also dddd.
dddd.
n. “a loud hammering sound,” as described in Tongue Tie—From Confusion to Clarity: A Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Ankyloglossia by Carmen Fernando.
