nnnnn nnnnn nnnnn.

n.  the groaning of someone “curled in a tight ball,” as in the novel Candy by Luke Davies.

<The girl gave no glimmer of recognition.  She seemed catatonic, shaking her head and repeating over and over, “Nnnnn. Nnnnn. Nnnnn,” rocking backward and forward and staring at the floor.  —Luke Davies, Candy.>

n.  the whine of a begging puppy.

<He dropped down to his knees, bent his hands before his chest like a hungry pooch, and whined, “Nnnnn, nnnnn, nnnnn!”  —James Preller, Jigsaw Jones #14: The Case Of The Bicycle Bandit.>

nnnnn nnnnnn.

n.  “puppylike noises,” as made by an irreverent child during a dinner table prayer in God’s Whisper in a Mother’s Chaos: Bringing Peace Home by Keri Wyatt Kent; see nnnn nnnn nnnn.

nnnnn-hhhhh.

n.  the neigh of a horse.

<The horses went on eating grass.  All but one.  She raised her head and turned her ears toward him.  “Nnnnn-hhhhh,” she said.  Her spirit entered his heart.  —Janice Shefelman, A Mare for Young Wolf.>

nnnnn-nnnnn.

interj.  an angry shout, as by an insane cellmate in Jennifer Government: A Novel by Max Barry.

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