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Definition of Growl
1. Verb. To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds. "The meadows growl with animals "; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
Generic synonyms: Emit, Let Loose, Let Out, Utter
Derivative terms: Growler, Growling, Growling, Grumble, Grumbling, Rumble, Rumbling
2. Noun. The sound of growling (as made by animals).
Definition of Growl
1. v. i. To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
2. v. t. To express by growling.
3. n. The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.
Definition of Growl
1. Noun. The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound. ¹
2. Noun. The sound made by a hungry stomach. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To express (something) by growling. ¹
5. Verb. (software) To send a user a message via the Growl software library. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Growl
1. to utter a deep, harsh sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Growl
Literary usage of Growl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"The Austrian Lion 'gan to growl And toss bis mane and tail, And ball and shaft
aud crossbow bolt Went whistling forth like hail. • Lance, pike, and halbert ..."
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