rugir
/ruˈxiɾ/ verb B2- to roar
- to bellow
- to rumble
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- rugir
- Gerund
- rugiendo
- Past participle
- rugido
- Present (yo)
- rujo
- Preterite (yo)
- rugí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
Atronando la selva, ruge fiero.
Con un rugir continuo y espantoso,
mayor causa tienen mis rugidos.
—¡Pues á él!—rugió el león, y avanzó potente y valeroso.
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