mrrg.

n.  a groggy mumbling.

<Shoving aside unfamiliar materials, she opened her eyes and was greeted by the wet, pink snout of an albino rat.  ‘Mrrg.  Hey there, Loki.’ —Whitney Lakin, A Paintbrush in the Devil’s Toolbox.>

mrrr.

n.  a cat’s meow.

<[There] came a plaintive call from outside her door. ... “Mrrr?”  “Who are you?” Damia called sleepily.  A large orange and white cat marched into the room, rubbing himself against her leg.  —Anne McCaffrey, Damia.> <Then Moose would come and preen himself against her ankles and say, “Mrrr. ...”—the only sound in the otherwise silent shop—and Agatha would have to force herself out of a deep lassitude that seemed to pervade her more and more often as winter slogged along.  —LaVyrle Spencer, The Gamble.>

n.  a muttered expression, as while in the throes of passion (Christopher Buckley, Thank You For Smoking).


n.  an expression of agreement, as in the novel The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid.

mrrrp.

n.  a questioning sound.

<In the background, Spot’s short, querying mrrrp? came through.  —Doranna Durgin, Tooth and Claw.>

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