brool

noun \ ˈbrül \

Definition of brool

plural -s

: 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