growling
うなる
解説 Definition
growling は growl（うなる）の動名詞・現在分詞です。動物が低い声でうなる場合や、人が不機嫌そうに低く言う場合に使われます。
Growling is the act of making a low, rough, threatening sound, especially by an animal such as a dog or bear. As the present participle of growl, it can also describe a person speaking in a deep, angry, or unfriendly voice.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 growl「低くうなる」に -ing を付けた規則形で、語末の l はそのまま、発音は /ˈɡraʊlɪŋ/ です。a dog growling at a stranger のように警戒する動物の低音を思い浮かべます。人については answer in a growling voice のように、不機嫌で威圧的な低い声を表す比喩用法も覚えましょう。
Growling is formed regularly by adding -ing to growl; the final l remains, and the word is pronounced /ˈɡraʊlɪŋ/. Fix it in memory with the typical scene of a dog growling at a stranger: the sound is low, rough, and often signals warning or aggression. The verb can also describe a bear or another animal producing such a sound. For people, growling is figurative and refers to speaking in a deep, harsh, irritated voice. This is stronger and more threatening than merely speaking quietly or complaining.
例文
The dog is growling at the stranger.
その犬は見知らぬ人に向かってうなっています。
I heard a bear growling in the dark forest.
暗い森の中でクマがうなる声を聞きました。
He answered in a growling voice because he was tired.
彼は疲れていたので、うなるような声で答えました。
growling の類義語・関連語
growling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
growling は英語 growl「うなる」に進行・動名詞の -ing が付いた形です。growl 自体は喉の奥で鳴る低い音をまねた擬音語系の語で、音の感じがそのまま意味になったと考えると覚えやすいです。関連語は growl, growler。
Growling is the participial and gerund form of growl, created by adding -ing without changing the base spelling. Growl has been used in English since the Middle English period and is generally regarded as imitative in origin, its sound suggesting the low, rough noise it names. That animal sound later provided the figurative sense of speaking in a harsh, deep, angry, or threatening manner.
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