growl

grognement

Son grave et rauque produit par un chien ou une personne en colère.

En anglais simple : A low, rough sound that a dog or person makes when angry.

• The dog gave a growl.
• We heard low growls behind the fence.
• His answer came out as an angry growl.

Synonymes : snarl

Expressions courantes : low growl, angry growl, a dog's growl, deep growl

grogner

Produire dans la gorge un son grave et rauque sous l’effet de la colère.

En anglais simple : To make a low, rough sound in your throat because you are angry.

• The dog began to growl.
• A bear growled at us from the bushes.
• He growls whenever someone wakes him.

Comment l'utiliser : growl at someone/something (The dog growled at the stranger.)

Synonymes : snarl

Expressions courantes : growl at someone, growl softly, growl angrily

grogner

Dire quelque chose d’une voix grave, rauque et coléreuse.

En anglais simple : To say something in a low, rough, angry voice.

• "Go away," he growled.
• She growled a warning through the closed door.
• The captain growls his orders at everyone.

Comment l'utiliser : growl something at someone (The guard growled an order at us.)

Synonymes : snarl, snap

Expressions courantes : growl a warning, growl an order, growl a reply