godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for low sounds made by a person because of pain, illness, distress, or effort.
腹痛で一晩中うなっていた。
I was groaning with stomach pain all night.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Used for deep, threatening, or powerful sounds made by animals, beasts, or sometimes natural forces personified like a beast.
犬が見知らぬ人に向かって低く唸った。
The dog growled low at the stranger.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
hum; buzz; whiz; make a low dull sound
Describes a continuous low sound from machinery, wind, wires, engines, and similar sources.
古い換気扇が天井で唸っている。
The old ventilating fan is humming in the ceiling.
強い風で電線が唸っていた。
The power lines were humming in the strong wind.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
murmur in admiration; be deeply impressed
Often used as 思わず唸る, meaning to make a low sound or reaction because something is impressive, skillful, or excellent.
彼の包丁さばきに、職人たちも思わず唸った。
Even the craftsmen murmured in admiration at his knife skills.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
chant in a strong low voice; sing or recite sonorously
A transitive use, especially for traditional chant, recitation, or performance such as 浪曲 or 謡曲; somewhat specialized and old-fashioned compared with ordinary 歌う or 語る.
宴席で祖父が浪曲を一節唸った。
At the gathering, my grandfather chanted a passage of rōkyoku in a strong low voice.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be overflowing; be in enormous abundance
Mostly seen in the idiomatic pattern Nが唸るほどある, meaning there is so much of something that it seems to overflow; especially common with money.
あの家には金が唸るほどある。
That family has money to burn.