US /bruːl/ UK /bruːl/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a low roaring sound or deep, sustained murmur

    A brool rolled over the sea as the storm gathered beyond the harbor.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a low roaring sound or... rumbleroarmurmur
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Word family
Related forms bellowgrowl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Brüll ("roar"), from brüllen ("to roar or bellow"). The rare English noun names a low roaring or murmuring sound, especially one produced by the sea or wind.

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