Definition

1. Verb:

   • To roar: To produce a deep, loud, and prolonged sound, typically made by large animals such as lions, tigers, or elephants.
   • To rumble: To make a deep, heavy, continuous, and often threatening sound, like that of thunder, heavy machinery, or cannon fire.

2. Noun:

   • The space under: The empty area or space beneath a raised object, such as a bed, table, or bridge.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Con sư tử đang gầm trong rừng. (The lion is roaring in the forest.)
  • Sấm gầm ầm ầm trên bầu trời. (Thunder rumbled loudly in the sky.)
  • Động cơ gầm lên khi xe tăng tốc. (The engine roared as the car accelerated.)

• Noun:

  • Đứa trẻ làm rơi đồ chơi xuống gầm giường. (The child dropped the toy under the space under the bed.)
  • Họ để hành lý ở gầm cầu thang. (They stored the luggage in the space under the stairs.)

Advanced Usage

• "gầm gừ": to growl (often used for animals showing aggression).

  • Con chó gầm gừ với người lạ. (The dog growled at the stranger.)

• "gầm thét": to roar and shriek (a more intense and violent combination of sounds).

  • Gió bão gầm thét bên ngoài cửa sổ. (The storm wind roared and shrieked outside the window.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gầm (as a verb, alternate meaning): To lower one's head or face (similar to "gằm").
  • Anh ấy gầm mặt xuống vì xấu hổ. (He lowered his face in shame.)

Synonyms

• Roar: (for animals, engines).
• Rumble: (for thunder, stomachs, machinery).
• Growl: (a lower, threatening sound, often for dogs).
• Space underneath / Underneath: (for the noun form).

Related Idioms

• Nằm gầm giường: Literally "to lie under the bed," meaning to hide or to be in a low, submissive position.

  • Sau thất bại, anh ta chỉ muốn nằm gầm giường. (After the failure, he just wanted to hide away.)

• Tiếng gầm của sóng thần: "The roar of the tsunami," used metaphorically for a powerful, unstoppable, and terrifying force.

  • Cuộc biểu tình như tiếng gầm của sóng thần. (The protest was like the roar of a tsunami.)

verb

1. to roar
   • tiếng gầm của sư tử
     the roar of a lion

noun

1. space under