trrt-trrt-trrt.

n.  the scolding call of the Hill Blue Flycatcher, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia by Craig Robson.

trrt-trrt-trrt-trrt.

n.  the harsh cry of the Crimson-Breasted Shrike bird, as described in Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair; the arresting call of the furtive Squirrel Cuckoo bird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Panama by Robert S. Ridgely.

Trst.

n.  a gulf in Italy; a populated place in the Friuli-Venezia Giu region of Italy.


n.  a harbor city in Slovenia.

<I went to give a lecture in the beautiful ancient harbor city of Trst (as it is known to the many Slovenians who live in it or right across the border).  —Douglas R. Hofstadter, Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language.>

ts.

n.  an “imperial” shush.

<“Ts.”  All is silent.  Harry is at his imperial best.  He wears a raspberry beret and Peugeot sunglasses, all prepared for his debut at Cannes.  “Ts.  Ts ts ts, now then, does everybody know what to do?”  —Buzz Callaway, Specimen Tank.>

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