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flumppf

sound of a wad of mail as it falls from a letter-box (ref)

flush

flush /fl_SH/ Verb(of a person’s skin or face) Become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion: “Mr. …

flutter

flutáter /_fl_t_r/ Verb(of a bird or other winged creature) Fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly. NounAn act …

fluttered

fluttered past participle, past tense of flutáter (Verb) Verb(of a bird or other winged creature) Fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the …

Fnarr! Fnarr!

a ribald laugh to draw attention to a double entendre. From Viz magazine comic strip Finbarr Saunders (thanks, Patz Gardiner)

freh, freh, freh

sound of an animal (particularly a dog/wolf/coyote) shaking water off its fur (“Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico”, by …

flop

flop /flŠp/ VerbFall, move, or hang in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way: “black hair flopped across his forehead”. NounA heavy, loose, …