😠 To show anger 🐶 A growl

grrr

1 9.2

A low growling sound an animal makes or its written form

noun
/ɡɜr/

: gruñido

With a playful grrr, the cat lunged at the toy mouse on the floor.

Examples

" Grrr, Obama and the taxes!" they seem to say.

Blog text (29)
The tiger let out a loud grrr as it prowled around its territory.
The dog growled softly with a low grrr when it sensed an intruder.

Synonyms

groan

vsgrrr

233 1.9

A low unhappy sound showing pain, discomfort or dislike

is an animal guttural sound or its written form rather than human lament

growling

vsgrrr

138 3.4

A low angry sound animals make to warn people

is used more as the general sound or its written version

growl

vsgrrr

76 1.6

A low, deep sound an animal makes to warn or show anger

is also the written or general name for that same sound

grr

vsgrrr

Informal

2 9.9

A short low sound made by a person or animal, often written to show annoyance

is broader, also includes the actual low guttural animal sound

argh

vsgrrr

Informal

1 9.8

A short sound that shows frustration or annoyance

is a prolonged guttural animal sound or its written version rather than a short cry

porcine grunt

vsgrrr

8.9

A low, rough sound that a pig makes

is the animal guttural sound in general rather than pig specific

groan of frustration

vsgrrr

4.4

A deep sound people make when they are annoyed or disappointed

is the animal guttural sound or its written representation rather than a human sound

moan of frustration

vsgrrr

4.5

A low sound people make when they feel annoyed or disappointed

is the animal guttural sound or its written form rather than a human noise

How Loud

to roar

31 2.7

rumble

29 3.1

snarl

9 4.9

grrr

1 9.2

growl

76 1.6

Surface Forms

grrr singular

grrrs plural

Etymology

As a noun, grrr names a low, deep growl and is the written form of a warning sound, often written with extra 'r' letters to make it feel long and rough. So a grrr is the 'growling' noise an animal or person makes to warn or show dislike.