eee.

n.  the sharp sound of the rock rabbit (pika).

<A sharp “eee” sound in a rockfield near or above treeline is the prime clue to the presence of pikas.  —James Halfpenny, Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in North America.>

n.  the sound of the letter e, as described in the Ponca City Public Schools curriculum; see also EEEE.


n.  the trilling end of the Red-Eyed Chirper’s song, as described in Stokes Birdfeeder Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Understanding Your Feeder Birds by Donald Stokes.

eee eee eee eee ooo.

n.  an expression that one’s love has been in vain, from the song “Love in Vain” by Robert Johnson.

eee eee ooo aaa aaaa.

n.  the chatter of a monkey, mimed by a character in the script (Domestic) Animal Instinct by Gregory P. Dorr and Alan Ryman.

eee eeee eeeee.

interj.  a chilling, threatening cry, as of an attacker.

<“EEE! EEEE! EEEEE!”  The sound sent chills through his body.  He looked up and saw a Fen standing over him.  The Fen held a stick—it could have been a spear—high over his head.  —Walter Dean Myers, Shadow of the Red Moon.>

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