User:Jnestorius/Long monosyllable onomatopoeia
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| Word | Quote for long form | Length | Cite source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oh | Ohhhhhhhhhh . . . poor Grandma . . . poor Grandma. . . . grandma. | 11 | The Sandbox, Edward Albee (1959) |
| oh | Ohhhhhhhhhhh. He experiences an Xanthein rush. | 12 | White Jazz, Charles Newman (1982) p.22 |
| ah | The Reverend MacShilluck said Not only that, worse than that, ahhhhhhhhhhhh, far worse | 13 | Grey Granite, Lewis Grassic Gibbon [1934] (1990) p.166 |
| brr | "Boy," George said. "Clang, brrrrrrrrrr, clang, clang." | 11 | The Road through the Wall, Shirley Jackson (1948) p.66 |
| ah, ooh | Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooh. Ahhhhhhh. Ohjustonemorepiece! Ah hhhhhhhh such rapture. Amen! |
45 (30+15), 45 (35+10), 8, 10 (2+8) | Self, Yann Martel (1995) pp.215-6 |