hrrr.

(also hrrrr.)  n.  the whinny of the shaggy, six-legged “pilka” beast in the novels The Golden Wasp and the Secrets of Droon series by Tony Abbott.


interj.  a purring “humph.”

<Hrrr... You’re sicker than a cub who bit a spinytail on a dare.  —Thomas Harlan, House of Reeds.>

interj.  an expression of agreement.

<“We should get some food.”  “Hrrr... yes.  I should go hunting.”  —Thomas Harlan, House of Reeds.>

n.  a goblin’s snort, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz; see also grr.


n.  a vocalization by a terminally ill patient who cannot say a word but who can communicate via a “speaking board” that lists the alphabet, important persons, body parts, and important psychological needs.

<[E]ven a ten year old child can go up and down on these lists and the patient can go “Hrrr” when he points to the right word or the right letter.  —Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, The Tunnel and the Light: Essential Insights on Living and Dying.>

n.  the laugh of “the Sandman, Guardian of the dreams of men, protector against wicked nightmares, lord of the Dream Dome, and friend of children everywhere,” as discussed in The Sandman Companion: A Dreamer’s Guide to the Award-Winning Comic Series by Bender Hy.

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