咕哝

咕噥

gūnong

verb #20,011

Meanings

1 to mumble
2 to mutter
3 to grumble under one's breath

Characters

onomatopoeia for gurgling/muttering sounds

to mutter / mumble (onomatopoeia)

Examples

他不满地咕哝了几句，没人听清楚。

Tā bùmǎn de gūnong le jǐ jù, méi rén tīng qīngchǔ.

He muttered a few words in dissatisfaction; no one could make them out.

孩子咕哝着说不想去学校。

Háizi gūnong zhe shuō bù xiǎng qù xuéxiào.

The child mumbled that he didn't want to go to school.

Tips

memory

咕哝 is onomatopoeia — the sounds gū and nong evoke the low, unclear rumbling of someone muttering or grumbling. The mouth radical 口 in 咕 signals a sound-related meaning.

Stroke Order

咕 gū

哝 nóng