hhh.

n.  the sound of the letter h, as described in “Feminine Voice Techniques” by the Looking Glass Society.

hhh hhh.

n.  a weak hiss sound that a young kitten makes.

<One of the kittens keeps opening its mouth and making a “hhh hhh” sound.  —SpankMag.com.>

hhh hhh hhh.

n.  the panting of a sick reptile, as in “Creature” by Carol Emshwiller (Nebula Awards Showcase 2004).

hhh hhh hhh hhh hhh.

n.  the “terrifying” panting of a rainforest animal that “can only be a land crab, a lizard, or a wild rabbit” (William Manchester, Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War); see also hhhhhhh hhhhhhh hhhhhhh.

<In that instant the thing catches my scent and I catch its scent.  The malevolent panting has begun again, hhh hhh hhh hhh hhh, and it reeks of sweat, cordite, urine, and old leather.  —William Manchester, Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War.>

hhh hmm.

n.  a condescending cough.

<“Hhh, hmm,” the haughty receptionist coughed, looking down at Molly over two large nostrils.  “Can I be of assistance?”  —Georgia Byng, Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism.>

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