rrrr.

interj.  an expression equivalent to “oops.”

<He touched a knob, and the view expanded so fast that Louis’s hand clutched for a throttle.  “I want to show you the rim wall.  Rrrr, a bit off ...”  He touched another fierce-visaged knob, and the view slid.  They were looking over the edge of the Ringworld.  —Larry Niven, Ringworld.>

n.  a baby’s imitation of a toy car sound, as discussed in Your Baby’s First Year Week by Week by Glade B. Curtis.


n.  a growl of resentment over someone’s superiority, as in the comic strip “PvP” by Scott R. Kurtz.

RRRR.

n.  a howl like that of a werewolf, as in the novel Mason & Dixon by Thomas Pynchon.

rrrr.

n.  a stomach’s hungry growl; see also rrrrr.

<“Perhaps I’ll make her something to eat—”  Rrrr.  It was like my stomach actually heard that word.  —Tony Abbott, Cracked Classics #1: Trapped in Transylvania: Dracula.>

n.  a throaty growl approximating the voice of the Marsh Monster, as described in Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man by Wendelin Van Draanen.


n.  the creaking of an old wooden canal boat, as described in The Magic Escapes by Tony Abbott.

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