rrrrrrr.

n.  the “chitter” of a sleepy dormouse, as in W.I.T.C.H.: The Disappearance, by Disney Enterprises; see also rrrrrrrr.


n.  the blare of an ambulance siren, as described in Trauma and Life Stories: International Perspectives by Kim Lacy Rogers.

<Rrrrrrr!  Sirens were blaring.  They were getting louder.  An ambulance drove up and stopped near where Cam, Eric, and Aunt Molly were standing.  —David A. Adler, Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery.>

n.  the creaking of a lever on a jammed rifle, as described in A Mile in Their Shoes: Conversations With Veterans of World War II by Aaron Elson.>


n.  the deep, ominous growl of a pit bull.

<He was short and stocky.  All shoulders, head, neck.  Small eyes.  Evil, laughing mouth set with a row of serious teeth.  Every one of which was on display.  A pit bull.  An angry pit bull.  “Rrrrrrr,” he growled low.  A string of drool spilled out of his mouth.  —K.A. Applegate, Animorphs #42: The Journey.>

n.  the howling siren of a fire engine; see also rrrrrrr-RRRRRRR.

<“I’m a fire engine!” shouts the child.  “Rrrrrrr!”  We hold ears and smile patronizingly, imprisoned in our plans for the future and our memories of the past.  —W.S. Merwin, Zen Wave: Basho’s Haiku and Zen.>

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