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The combined mental and physical shock was too much for her; she instantly and sincerely fainted; the last thing in her ears amidst this wreck of matter being the "wheep" of a bullet and the sharp crack of a rifle.
Tales of Trail and Town Bret Harte 1869
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Garey at length approached, but not until Rube, with a triumphant toss of his head and a scarcely audible "wheep" from his thin lips, showed signs that the consultation had ended, and that the "joss" who dwelt at the bottom of his rifle-barrel had vouchsafed an answer!
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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I heard the "wheep" of the shaft, and fancied I heard it strike; but the steed kept on!
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Can I get a wheep-wheep-wheep musical sting of the Shower Scene in Psycho here?
Hooray for Hollywood - Agents Steve Perry 2010
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The wheep of a scanner booting up sounded beside her ear; David had followed her down the hole into the dome.
Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010
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“Oh no, chaos theory indicates that the ‘wheep wheep wheep’ noise coming from the bushes is really a gigantic stegasaurus….”
Jurassic Park sequel - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Layout made and coded by Stephanie. (c) to help me through reality wheep. im halfway doing my lit research. aaand its due tmr. aaand i think i have a chem test tmr mmm nothing to say so from cheries blog
ianthopia Diary Entry ianthopia 2006
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Altamont came home: she used to sigh and wheep over the pore child, and say, “My child, my child, your father is false to me;” or, “your father deceives me;” or
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The wheep of a scanner booting up sounded beside her ear; David had followed her down the hole into the dome.
PRETTIES SCOTT WESTERFELD 2005
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All was silent ... almost: at the top of his hearing, up where some machines wheep, and Mom and Dad and even Johanna couldn't hear -- there was something.
A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992
missanthropist commented on the word wheep
A small glass of beer, a beer chaser.
Ripoff?
July 16, 2008