<Skrp’s people are bright enough, but they seem to have a bit of a blind spot when it comes to labels on bottles. —Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!>
skrrk.
n. the sound of a throat being cut or a voice being forcibly silenced through psychic power.
<Think of all the people in America who stick their dogs outside first thing in the morning. They almost invariably bark and wake up the neighbors. So there’s this wave of irritation traveling across the country, picking up momentum with every people who’s awakened. By the time it gets to Oregon, half the people in the country are pissed. Somewhere along the way it reaches critical mass, and one person who really wants some peace and quiet focuses that power—probably without even knowing he’s doing it—and skrrk.’ She drew her finger across her throat. —Jerry Oltion, Abandon In Place.>
skrrkkkll.
n. the sound of a weapon being levitated through telekinetic powers, as in the comic book X-Men Adventures #11 by John Herbert.
skrrr.
n. the sound of an automobile changing gear, as in Building a Very Large Sandcastle by Morten Nisker.
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