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aieeeee.
interj.  an attacker’s yell.

<[Spelling Bee] Moderator: Aieeee. / Boy: Could you use it in a sentence, please? / Moderator: “The native screamed ‘Aieeeee’ as he lunged with his knife.” / Boy: Aieeeee!  A-I-E-E-E-E-E-E.  Aieeee! / (buzzer sounds) / (back to Dennis in the studio) / Dennis Miller: Come on, the kid choked.  It’s “I” before “E,” and there’s five E’s in “Aieeeee.”  —Saturday Night Live, “Weekend Update With Dennis Miller,” transcribed by SNLtranscripts.jt.org.>

interj.  an enraged groan.

<“Aieeeee!” Tenorio groaned with rage and hate, but there was nothing he dared to do.  —Rudolfo Anaya, Bless Me, Ultima.>

Aii.
n.  a well in Djibouti.


aii-eee.
interj.  a shout of approval, as described in From Sea to Shining Sea by James Alexander Thom.


aiieee.
interj.  a call for help; see also aieee.

<“Aiieee!” cried my host.  “Aiieee!  Aiieee!”  I cocked my head to listen to the echoes.  “Aiieee!”  —Ian Watson, Yaleen.>


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