Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mugire.
Examples
-
Nam cernebat variis dæmones rugire cruciatibus, & ante sepulchra sanctorum ululare, homines more luporum vocibus latrare canum, fremere leonum, sibilare serpentum, mugire taurorum, alios rotare caput & post tergum terram vertice tangere, suspensisque pede fæminis vestes non defluere in faciem_.
Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John Isaac Newton 1684
-
Liminaque, laurusque dei; totusque moveri Mons circum, et mugire adytis cortina reclufis.
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera Virgil, Gilbert Wakefield 1796
-
ait; quae proelia sudas, improbe? quis iacuit telis? iterumne Tonantem inter Sidonias cogis mugire iuuencas?
The Marriage of Honorius and Maria Claudian 1912
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.