Grrr is an onomatopoeic word which imitates the growling sound of predatory animals, and is often used with other, related meanings. It is one of the rare pronounceable words of the English language that consist solely of consonants. Its most simple use is by children imitating animals, "Mommy, look at the lion, Grrr!". The sound of hitting a ball can be described as Whack. In rhetoric, linguistics and poetry, onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing, such as bang, click, fizz, hush or buzz... Growling is the low, guttural vocalization produced by predatory animals to express anger. ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-07-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

Anger

Grrr is commonly used to express anger or annoyance in writing. It can be used in sentences such as:

• "Is that my pen you're using? Grrr!"
• "I am doing my scary glare. Grrr. I am scaring you." (This is a sarcastic usage)

Grrr is also a common sound made by monsters in fiction. Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. ... Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ...

Cuteness

When said in a slightly higher pitch, possibly with a rising pitch on the end, grrr can be used to portray cuteness. This probably seeks to create, in the mind of the listener, an image of a young animal, when they are still cute and cuddly, rather than lethal predators. Cuteness, exhibited here by a kitten Cuteness is a delicate and attractive kind of beauty commonly associated with youth, innocence, and helplessness. ...

Sexual arousal

Grrr can be said suggestively, to indicate sexual arousal. It is often done with a raised eyebrow and a hand movement, in imitation of a tiger, and signifies an animalistic or base lust. Lust is sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ...

Grrr was used in this way in the popular movie, Austin Powers, as one of the title character's signature lines: "Grrr, baby! Grrr!" This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

A stereotypical response to this type of grrr is "easy tiger!" or "down boy!".

"Grrrrrr pffffff" in Dutch

In Dutch language comic strips, "Grrrrrr pfffffff" is used to signify snoring, much as "Zzzzzzz" is in English strips. The "G" is aspirated much like the English "H" and the "r" is guttural and rolled. "Grrrrr pffffff," as pronounced in Dutch, is, in fact, a very accurate phonetic rendition of the sound of a snore. Dutch (Nederlands â–¶(?)) is a West Germanic, Low German language spoken by around 24 million people, mostly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Snoring is the act of breathing through the open mouth in such a way as to cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound which may vary from a soft noise to a loud unpleasant sound. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In phonetics, aspiration is the strong burst of air that accompanies the release of some stop consonants. ... In articulatory phonetics, the term guttural consonant is sometimes used to describe any of several consonantal speech sounds whose primary place of articulation is near the back of the oral cavity, specifically some velar consonants, uvular consonants, pharyngeal consonants, and epiglottal consonants (q. ... In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation. ...

Grrr Medialab

There is also a Netherlands-based new media company called Grrr, which is to be found at http://grrr.nl

See also

• growling