sszzzl.

n.  the sizzle of “discharges of highly-concentrated flames at [a] temperature deemed sufficient to incinerate even [a] female mutant’s apparently heat-resistant flesh” (Rich Buckler, Marvel Super-Heroes 6).

stg.

n.  the title of a visual poem by Mike Cannell.

stp.

n.  the sound of a quiet step, as in the graphic novels Uzumaki 2 and Uzumaki 3 by Junji Ito.

strr.

n.  a verbalized pause.

<Strr ... So, okay.  I’ll bring over da boxes.  —Leo Rosten, “Potch,” anthologized in A Passion for Books: A Book Lover’s Treasury of Stories, Essays, Humor, Love and Lists on Collecting, Reading, Borrowing, Lending, Caring for, and Appreciating Books by Harold Rabinowitz.>

swwsssshhh.

n.  an electronic swoosh.

<To fill things out, XBXRX have also included a limited assortment of electronic bweeEEows and swwsssshhhs here and there.>

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