n. the wet thud of someone’s face hitting the ground with twelve Gs of force, as in the comic book Dirty Pair: Run From The Future #3 by Adam Warren.
whf.
n. the sound of a rolled magazine whooshing toward a mosquito, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 2 by Junji Ito.
whff.
n. the sound of an arm swooshing through the air, as in the graphic novel Uzumaki 3 by Junji Ito.
whhfff.
interj. a moan of protest, as by someone with a traumatized, bloody nose in the novel The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams.
whhhh.
n. the breezy sound of blowing air through one’s lips, as in the story “Blowbob” in “More-Fisted TALES of ‘BOB.’”
whhhhhhhh—h.
n. the naturally musical sound of leaves rattling (considered to be whispering spirits), as described in Visions of Sound: Musical Instruments of First Nation Communities in Northeastern America by Beverley Diamond.
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