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n.  the cheering chorus of an audience, as during a heroic recitation by a Tanzanian storyteller, as discussed in Africa (World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre, Volume 3) by Don Rubin; see also yeeee.


n.  the last gasp of a dying person; see also aieee.

<“Eeee...”  The marine aiming the launcher fell forward, burning.  —L. E. Modesitt Jr., The Order of War.>

n.  the mating call of the Wood Thrush during courtship chases, as described in Stokes Guide to Bird Behavior, Volume 2 by Donald Stokes.


n.  the musical call of a goat, as described in Life in a Jewish Orphanage by Ahuva Goldenthal.


n.  the sound of howling wind.

<A wee little wind piped eeee.  —James Joyce, Ulysses.>

EEEE.

n.  the sound of the letter e, as discussed in Tantra of Sound: How to Enhance Intimacy With Sound.

eeee.

n.  the squeak of a mouse, as described by Zaida Rivera in Wishes, Lies, and Dreams: Teaching Children to Write Poetry by Kenneth Koch.


v.  to shake or vibrate crazily, as in the physical comedy of The Three Stooges.

<To me it looked like Al’s jeans went eeee, like the Stooges—his pants legs are vibrating, his legs are shaking so hard.  —Connie Fletcher, What Cops Know.>

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