gargouillement — meaning in English

English meaning

• growl noun A low, rumbling, threatening sound, especially one made by an animal.
• grumble verb To complain in a low, muttering, discontented way.
• rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.

Senses

gargouillement is used for these senses in English:

• growl (by extension) The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach.
• grumble The sound made by a hungry stomach.
• rumble A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

growl — full definition

1. noun A low, rumbling, threatening sound, especially one made by an animal.
2. verb To make this kind of low, threatening sound.

grumble — full definition

1. verb To complain in a low, muttering, discontented way.
2. noun A low rumbling sound, or a muttered complaint.

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