growl

[ groul ]
/ graʊl /
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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to express by growling.

noun

the act or sound of growling.
Jazz. the technique of flutter-tonguing.

Origin of growl

1350–1400; Middle English groule to rumble (said of the bowels); cognate with German grollen

synonym study for growl

2. See complain.

OTHER WORDS FROM growl

growl·ing·ly, adverb un·der·growl, noun un·growl·ing, adjective

Words nearby growl

growing, growing degree-day, growing pains, growing point, growing-equity mortgage, growl, growler, growly, grown, grown-up, grownup

Words related to growled

moan, grunt, howl, rumble, bellow, roar, thunder, grumble, snarl, bark, roll, gnarl, gnarr

Example sentences from the Web for growled

British Dictionary definitions for growled

growl
/ (ɡraʊl) /

verb

(of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner the dog growled at us
to utter (words) in a gruff or angry manner he growled an apology
(intr) to make sounds suggestive of an animal growling the thunder growled around the lake

noun

the act or sound of growling
jazz an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument

Derived forms of growl

growlingly, adverb

Word Origin for growl

C18: from earlier grolle, from Old French grouller to grumble