ksssSSSsss.

n.  the crack of a bullwhip; see also ksss-ksss, kssss.

<A ksssSSSsss tore a slopin’ gash cross the chief’s torso.  —David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas: A Novel.>

ktcht-ktcht-ktcht.

n.  the harsh, repeated call of the Grey-Backed (Tibetan) Shrike at dusk, as described in Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes by Tony Harris.

kwrrr kwrrr.

n.  the hoarse notes of the Yellow-Fronted Tinkerbird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa by Ron Demey.

Kxpx.

n.  the name of a Christian-themed punk-pop band.

kzrrrtt.

n.  a buzzing malfunction of someone’s robot double standing in line until the next Star Wars film opens, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz; see also bzzrrtt, bzzzt, fttrrzzt.

kzttt.

n.  the crackling and popping of a public address system, as described by Michael Bailey in “Story: Dreams” (jinxidoru.com).

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