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Grrr
'''Grr''' is an [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] word with the main usage of imitating the sound of [[predator]] animals. It is one of rare pronounceable words of [[English language]] that consist solely of [[consonant]]s.
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It may also be used in several additional meanings, derived from the primary one.
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== To show anger ==
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Grr is said, often by monsters, when someone is mad. It can be used in sentences such as:


"grr. You stole my alpaca!"


"Is that my elephant shaped bouncy castle? Grr!"


"I am doing my scary glare. Grr. I am scaring you.  grr. Look at my scary glaring."
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== As a sex thing ==
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Grr can be said suggestively. It is normally done with a raised eyebrow, and often a hand movement. It signifies animal type lust, and is often used by cheap [[prostitute]]s in leopard print cat suits.  It can be used in contexts such as:


"It's dirty and you want it.  GRR."


"Oooooh.  Mr Baby- I mean Bailey!!  grr."
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The correct response to this type of ''grr'', is always "Easy tiger".
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== Foreign languages ==
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==="Grrrrrr pffffff" in Dutch===
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In the [[Dutch language]], in [[comic strip]]s, "Grrrrrr pfffffff" is used to signify snoring, much as "Zzzzzzz" is in [[United States|American]] strips. Because tThe "G" is aspirated much like the English "H" and the "r" is guttural and rolled. "Grrrrr pffffff," as pronounced in Dutch, is therefore, in fact, a superbly accurate phonetic rendition of the sound of a snore.