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Definition of Growls
1. growl [v] - See also: growl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Growls
Literary usage of Growls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of an English Opium-eater by Thomas De Quincey (1913)
"Still, at intervals through the gloomy vigils of his prison, you hear muttered
growls of impotent ..."
2. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"... critics are confounded, and she carries the Court—though growls are heard of
her being a dealer in plums. But if she restores his Homer to the cockney, ..."
3. Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman by Mary Clemmer (1874)
"... Treasury—Taking Her Husband's Place—Working "in Her Brother's Name"—A Matter
of Expediency—The Feminine Tea-Pot—The Secretary growls at the Tea-Pots—The ..."
4. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"... critics are confounded, and she carries the Court—though growls are heard of
her being a dealer in plums. But if she restores his Homer to the cockney, ..."
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