hmph.

n.  an involuntary utterance, as upon suddenly remembering something in Pandora’s Box: A Novel by Allison Hobbs.


n.  nonsense, as in Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami.


n.  the growl of a cat, as in the novel Warriors #3: Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter.


n.  the snort of a dragon, as in the novel To Light a Candle by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory.

hmph hmph.

n.  a muffled cough, as described in The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and Educate Children by Ron Clark.

hngggh.

interj.  a grunt made during strenuous walking, as in the comic book Hyperco by Aaron K.

hngh.

adj.  interesting, as in Desert Winter: A Claire Gray Mystery by Michael Craft.


interj.  huh, as in Hot Spot: A Mark Manning Mystery by Michael Craft.


n.  a sound made by someone with “three Licorice Allsorts” stuffed in his mouth (Charlie O’Neill, Yeats is Dead! A Mystery by 15 Irish Writers).

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