nnnnnn.

n.  the sound of the letter n; see also nnn, nnnn, NNNN, nnnnn, nnnnnnn.

<I wouldn’t let him miss the potential joy of sounding the “n” in the word.  I had him draw out the sound as if he were playing the most romantic violin imaginable.  “Nnnnnn.”  I had him do it until he felt the roof of his mouth vibrating, till he felt his whole head vibrating.  “Nnnnnn.”  —Jane Maria Robbins, Acting Techniques for Everyday Life: Look and Feel Self-Confident in Difficult, Real-Life Situations.>

nnnnnn-nnnn.

n.  an ambiguous response, as when one is too taken aback to formulate a clearly negative answer.

<I was so shocked (and also couldn’t see a thing in the dark) that I just sort of went “Nnnnnn-nnnn.”  —Louise Rennison, Confessions of Georgia Nicholson.>

nnnnnngh.

n.  the moan of someone tossed out of a building, as in Oddjob: The Collected Stories by Ian Smith.

nnnnnnn.

adv.  a dismissive no, as grunted by someone working intensely.

<“Any new leads?”  “Nnnnnnn.”  Well, this conversation wasn’t getting her anywhere.  —William Bernhardt, Hate Crime.>

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