rrrrrrrrr.

n.  the sound of a tank being revved to make a U-turn in the sand, as described in Tanks for the Memories by Aaron Elson.


v.  one’s consciousness taking a quantum leap and attaining sudden enlightment, as discussed in Zen: The Path of Paradox by Osho.

rrrRRRrrr rrrRRRrrr rrrRRRrrr.

n.  the sound of an automobile being hotwired, as described in Cons, Scams & Grifts by Joe Gores.

rrrrrrrrrr.

adv.  in a whirl of motion.

<At Live Aid, Bill [Graham] was a cartoon.  I could see his head and feet and his arms were rrrrrrrrrr.  Like he was “The Road Runner.”  ... In this continual blur.  With this little head on top.  —Keith Richards, quoted in Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out by Bill Graham.>

adv.  unclearly.

<He talks like rrrrrrrrrr, he doesn’t speak clear[ly].  —Bonnie Urciuoli, Exposing Prejudice: Puerto Rican Experiences of Language, Race, and Class.>

RRRRRRRRRR.

n.  the squeal of braking tires.

<[T]he two Marines heard the trucks’ large rubber tires rolling to a permanent halt, the distinctive RRRRRRRRRR hum echoing in the shattered streets of town.  —David J. Morris, Storm on the Horizon: Khafji—The Battle That Changed the Course of the Gulf War.>

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