"grr" meaning in English

See grr in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ɡɚːː] Audio: en-us-grr.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-interj}} grr
  1. Sound of an animal growl. Categories (topical): Animal sounds
    Sense id: en-grr-en-intj-KXxkA~-8 Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 78 22
  2. Expression of anger or disappointment.
    Sense id: en-grr-en-intj-C6KG8Yki Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grrr, grrrr (english: and so on, depending on length or ferocity), grrrh

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