eeeeeeeee.

n.  the flute-like musical sound of trees rubbing together, as described in Visions of Sound: Musical Instruments of First Nation Communities in Northeastern America by Beverley Diamond.

eeeeeeeee eeeeee.

interj.  a mad scream of fear.

<“Eeeeeeeee! Eeeeee!”  Mary Elliot was screaming, and then she was sobbing, “God have mercy!”  —James Alexander Thom, From Sea to Shining Sea.>

eeeeeeeeeeee.

n.  a “magnificent piercing” cry of a baby, rising out of a “rich yowl,” as described in the novel Edwin Mullhouse by Steven Millhauser.


n.  the howl of a cascading “man-made storm of released energy,” as in the comic book Amazing Adventures #10 by Mike Sekowsky.


n.  the siren of a fire engine, as described by Melissa Blitz in Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry by Kenneth Koch.

eeeeeeEEEEEEeeeeeeEEEEEEE.

n.  the sound of a baby singing, as described in the novel Edwin Mullhouse by Steven Millhauser; see eeeeee.

- END OF PREVIEW - To read more, see the "Search Inside" feature at Amazon.com