n. the aggressive screech of an Ewok, as described in The Star Wars Trilogy novelization by George Lucas.
wrrhl.
n. a noncommittal answer, as spoken with congested sinuses.
<“I can’t believe the Japanese are going to start hunting [whales] again.” “Wrrhl.” —Christopher Buckley, Thank You for Smoking.>
wrrr.
n. an incoherent mutter by Keith Richards of the band The Rolling Stones, decipherable only by Mick Jagger, as discussed in Rebel Heart: An American Rock ‘n’ Roll Journey by Bebe Buell.
v. were, as spoken by someone “slurring his words out of pure exhaustion,” as in the novel Doona by Anne McCaffrey.
wrrr-rrrr-wrrr.
v. to spin.
<“Last night I cannot sleeping. My mind go wrrr-rrrr-wrrr.” He pursed his lips to make a motor noise and twirled a finger in front of his nose like a propeller. —George Crane, Bones of the Master: A Journey to Secret Mongolia.>
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