Definition

1. Verb:
   • (Of a dog) to snarl: To make a low, rough, and threatening sound in the throat, often showing teeth, as a sign of aggression or warning.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con chó gừ lên khi người lạ đến gần. (The dog snarled when the stranger approached.)
  • Đừng lại gần, nó đang gừ kìa! (Don't go near, it's snarling!)
  • Nghe tiếng gừ, tôi biết con chó đang rất tức giận. (Hearing the snarl, I knew the dog was very angry.)

Advanced Usage

• "gừ gừ": A reduplicated form, often used to describe the continuous or repeated action of snarling.
  • Con chó cứ gừ gừ trong góc nhà suốt buổi tối. (The dog kept snarling in the corner of the house all evening.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gầm gừ (verb): To growl and snarl (often with more intensity or a deeper sound, can be used for other animals like tigers).
  • Con hổ gầm gừ đe dọa. (The tiger growled and snarled threateningly.)
• Cáu gắt (adjective): Irritable, snappish (describing a person's irritable mood, not a sound).
  • Anh ấy trông rất cáu gắt sáng nay. (He looks very irritable this morning.)

Synonyms

• Gầm (verb): To growl, to roar (a deeper, often louder sound, not specific to dogs).
• Khịt (verb): To snort (a sharp sound made by forcing air through the nose, often in contempt or to clear the nose, different from a snarl).

Related Phrases

• Gừ như chó dại: To snarl like a rabid dog (an idiom describing someone speaking with extreme anger or hostility).
  • Ông ta quát tháo và gừ như chó dại. (He yelled and snarled like a rabid dog.)

verb

1. (of dod) to snarl