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brool
noun
\ˈbrül\
Definition of brool
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: a low roar : a deep murmur or humming list to the brool of that royal forest voice — Thomas Carlyle
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Origin and Etymology of brool
probably from German brüllen to roar, bellow, from Middle High German brüelen; akin to Middle Dutch brullen to roar, bellow, Middle High German bral shout; all from a D-German root of imitative origin
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