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growl
[
groul
]
Origin
growl
/
graʊl
/
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[
groul
]
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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a deep guttural
sound
of anger or hostility:
The dog growled at the mail carrier.
2.
to murmur or complain angrily; grumble.
3.
to rumble:
The thunder growled.
4.
Jazz
.
to use flutter-tonguing in playing a wind instrument.
verb (used with object)
5.
to express by growling.
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noun
6.
the act or sound of growling.
7.
Jazz
.
the technique of flutter-tonguing.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
groule
to rumble (said of the bowels); cognate with
German
grollen
Related forms
growl·ing·ly,
adverb
un·der·growl,
noun
un·growl·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
See
complain.
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growl
(ɡraʊl)
—
vb
1.
(of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner:
the dog growled at us
2.
to utter (words) in a gruff or angry manner:
he growled an apology
3.
(
intr
) to make sounds suggestive of an animal growling:
the thunder growled around the lake
—
n
4.
the act or sound of growling
5.
jazz
an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument
[C18: from earlier
grolle,
from Old French
grouller
to grumble]
'growlingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
growl
1660s, from M.E. grolling "rumbling in the bowels" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. grouler "to rumble," said to be from Frank., probably ult. of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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