nnnh.

interj.  a questioning sound, as in the graphic novel Mortal Coils: Bodylines by A. David Lewis.


n.  an expression of panic and discomfort from being held to the ground under twelve Gs of force, as in the comic book Dirty Pair: Run From The Future #3 by Adam Warren.

nnnh nnnh.

interj.  gasps of pain.

<[T]he residue of the shock baton’s randomizing pulse allowed only a thick “Nnnh ... nnnh ...” to pass his lips.  —Matthew Woodring Stover, Blade of Tyshalle.>

nnnm.

interj.  eh?

<[M]mmn pet the love dog, Dickie, nnnm?  —William H. Gass, Omensetter’s Luck: A Novel.>

n.  an emphatic murmur, as in the novel Omensetter’s Luck by William H. Gass.

nnnn.

(also nnn.)  adj.  good, as said upon waking up.

<“Nnn morning, sweetheart,” one of would eventually say.  “Nnnn,” would say the other.  —Luke Rhinehart, The Dice Man.>

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