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interj.  an inquisitive crooning; eh?

<Grace pinched and patted his arm and crooned.  “Eeee, Son-ny, is that you?  You look so different.”  —Kathleen Eagle, This Time Forever.>

interj.  oh; an expression of longing; see also eee.

<”Eeee, to be so rich,” Shorin whispered to Ori when they had first found out.  —James Clavell, Gai-Jin.>

interj.  the shriek of a giant brown bug twice the size of a football, as in The Mysterious Island by Tony Abbott.


interj.  the sound of a visceral reaction; a reaction to something disturbing, frightening, or sickening.

<What makes someone behind you cry “Oh!” or “Eeee!”  What makes you wince?  —David Ball, Theater Tips and Strategies for Jury Trials.>

interj.  yikes; an exclamation of mild surprise or fear.

<Eeee, Skully knocking on the morning room window.  —J. P. Donleavy, The Ginger Man.>

n.  a horse’s scream, as described in The Chaos Balance by L. E. Modesitt Jr.; see also eiiiiiii.


n.  a sound meaning “hurry along” in Papua New Guinea.

<Grandmothers recall wandering toddlers from doorways and windows, “Eeee!  Gaingeen, Gaingeen! [referring to the bogey spirit who threatens children].  —William A. Corsaro, The Sociology of Childhood.>

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