What does rugir in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word rugir in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rugir in Portuguese.

The word rugir in Portuguese means bellowing, roaring, bellow, roar, rugir, rugir, rugir, rugir, rugir, rugir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rugir

bellowing, roaring, bellow, roar

rugir

intransitive verb (figurative (engine, etc: vibrate, hum) (motor, etc.: vibrar)

Motores estão rugindo em todo canto da fábrica.
Motors are purring everywhere in the factory.

rugir

intransitive verb (lion, etc.: growl loudly)

O leão viu o elefante e rugiu.
The lion saw the elephant and roared.

rugir

intransitive verb (wind: blow hard) (vento forte)

Zoe was glad to be indoors, with such a bitter wind blustering outside.

rugir

(animal: snarl at)

The lion in the cage growled at the tourists.

rugir

intransitive verb (elephant: make loud sound)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)
The elephant trumpeted to let its calves know that a lion was approaching.

rugir

noun (figurative (engine, etc: humming) (motor, etc.: vibração)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O rugir do motor é tão silencioso que você nem percebe que está ligado.
The purr of the engine's so quiet you don't even know it's running.

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