n. the fast whine of a motorboat whose motor is sticking out of the water, as described in The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome by Jim Carrier.
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(also r-cchhh-rrr.) n. a leonine growl in celebration of sloppy eating, as discussed in She’s Had a Baby and I’m Having a Meltdown by James D. Barron.
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n. a “loud and raspy” snore, as in the novel A Crazy, Mixed-Up Spanglish Day by Marisa Montes; see also RRRRR-rrrr.
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n. a schoolchild’s imitation of a growling dog, as described in Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space by Dav Pilkey.
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n. the call of a hawk flying overhead, as described in High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never by Barbara Kingsolver.
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n. the sound of a fishing reel, as described in Wisdom of the Guides: Rocky Mountain Trout Guides Talk Fly Fishing by Paul Arnold.
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