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n.  the growl of rage directed against onself, as described in The Alarm Clock of Your Life is Ringing: Time to Wake up to Happiness and Enlightenment (2nd Edition) by Lisa Miller.


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n.  the humming of a sewing machine, as described in Uff Da! by C.L.G. Martin; see also rrrr rrrr rrrr.


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n.  the mechanical hum of a robot toy walking across the floor, as described in Arthur and the Nerves of Steal by Marc Brown.


n.  the roar of a motorbike engine racing through snowdrifts, as described in Harry and the Wrinklies by Alan Temperley.


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n.  the rumble of a burning house collapsing, as described in Impasse of the Angels: Scenes from a Moroccan Space of Memory by Stefania Pandolfo.


n.  the snarl of a wolf, as described in Beauty and the Beast by A.L. Singer (Disney’s Princess Treasury).


n.  the sound of a “little film screen” coming down from the ceiling, as described in Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines by Bill Hicks.



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