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.>

HHH-HHHHH.

n.  the panting breaths of a “cybertroll,” as in Cyberchase by Adam Rudman.

<HHH-HHHHH.  I listened carefully.  HHH-HHHHH.  Yes, there it was again.  Heavy panting ... hot, sticky breath on my neck, breath that smelled like rotting garbage.  —Adam Rudman, Cyberchase.>

hhhh.

(also hhh.)  n.  the horrific exhalation of a rotting corpse coming back to life, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito.


(also hhhhh.)  n.  a wheezing gasp; see also hhhh hhh hhh.

<The worms multiplied, clamping around his windpipe.  “Hhhh—”  A sharp wheeze climbed through his throat.  “Hhhhh—”  Charlie gasped for air as his heartbeat quickened, then started pounding.  —Brad Meltzer, The Millionaires.>

interj.  a cry of surprise, as in The Ghost Ship Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner.


interj.  a questioning sound, as in Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams.

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