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n.  the rumble of an earthquake, as described in the novel The Magic Engineer by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

rrrpr.

n.  the rumbling of far-off hoofbeats in Ulysses by James Joyce.

rrrr.

adv.  yes, as spoken while yawning.

<“Rrrr,” Hughie said, which would have been yes if he hadn’t been yawning.  —Donald E. Westlake, Bad News.>

interj.  a growl accompanying a bear-hug.

<[H]e came over and gave me a hug.  “Rrrr,” he said, squeezing.  “You get shorter every time I see you, big brother.”  —Dan Chaon, Among the Missing.>

interj.  a growl of irritation.

<Rrrr, how irritating.  Thanks to you, it was another wasted day.  —Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina: Book 2.>

interj.  a grumble of disgust; see also rrrrr.

<Garbage and plastic everywhere— / In the streets, on the beaches, in the bellies of whales!  /  Rrrr, humans are so disgusting!  Noxious vermin, infesting this planet.  —Camille Maurine, Meditation Secrets for Women: Discovering Your Passion, Pleasure, and Inner Peace.>

interj.  an annoyed grumble, as when one’s parents crash a skinny-dipping party in the novel Insiders by J. Minter.

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