growl
A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animalA deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
» Tom's dog started growling at Mary.
Пёс Тома зарычал на Мэри. — sharptoothed
Собака Тома загарчав на Мері. — deniko
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6 sensesA deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
Knurren
рыкryk, рыча́ниеryčánije
the sound of growling (as made by animals)
(broadly)A similar sound made by a human.
(broadly)The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach.
Magenknurren
урча́ниеurčánije
(broadly)An aggressive grumbling.
(broadly)A low-pitched rumbling sound produced with a wind instrument.
(broadly)Death growl
Examples
151 sentencesTom's dog started growling at Mary.
Собака Тома загарчав на Мері. — deniko
ruПёс Тома зарычал на Мэри. — sharptoothed
The dogs started growling at Tom.
Tom didn't hear the dog growl.
I can hear your stomach growling.
deIch kann deinen Magen knurren hören. — Yorwba
I could hear my stomach growling.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English groulen, grollen, gurlen (“of the bowels: to growl, rumble”), either pFrom Middle English groulen, grollen, gurlen (“of the bowels: to growl, rumble”), either possibly from Old French groler (variant of croler (“to be agitated, shake”)), grouler, grouller (“to growl, grumble”), from Frankish *grullen, *gruljan or from Old English gryllan, both from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to make a sound; to growl, grumble, rumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise; to mumble, murmur; to rattle; to grind; to rub, stroke”), probably ultimately imitative. The word is cognate with Middle Dutch grollen (“to make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be angry”) (modern Dutch grollen (“to grumble”)), German grollen (“to rumble; to be angry, bear ill will”), Old English grillan, griellan (“to provoke, offend; to gnash the teeth”). Compare grill.
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