n. the “scolding” call of the Magnificent Bird of Paradise, as described in Birds of New Guinea by Bruce M. Beehler.
ksss-ksss.
n. the crack of a bullwhip, as described in Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell; see also kssss, ksssSSSsss.
ksssh.
n. the raspy exhalation of Darth Vader from Star Wars, as transcribed in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.
n. the sound of an electronic weapon being activated.
<There was a ksssh as Asti’s force lash activated and she stood up, blindfolded. —Steven Cavanagh, Tales From the RPG of Star Wars.>
n. the sound of an erupting fireball, as described in Strike Eagle: Flying the F-15E in the Gulf War by William Smallwood.
ksssh-ksssh.
n. the hissing of “trip flares.”
<The heart-stopping ksssh-ksssh noise they made when tripped seemed the perfect noise with which to begin a symphony of fire. —David J. Morris, Storm on the Horizon: Khafji—The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War.>
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