ook

Definitions

Used to represent the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey.

onomatopoeic

Equivalents

Examples

“He tapped the Librarian on the shoulder. "Excuse⟳ me —" "Ook?" "Those guys just called you a monkey," said Glod.”

“The irate ape cries, "Ook ook! Ai ai ai!" He springs off the edge of the stone basin, clawing Cantare across the face⟳ and bursting through the door.”

“Fingers pinched my eyelashes and lifted one eyelid. I looked straight into a big, leathery black face⟳ surrounded by brown fur. “Ook?” asked the monkey.”

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