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growl
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Growl
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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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Example sentences
They also make a specific polar bear warning sound, a hissing
growl
, that lets
patrollers know when to be alert.
But drive an hour south and that dusky sheep with its smoke-pit
growl
is
nonexistent.
Along with her sensual
growl
of a voice, which conjured a whole universe of
feeling, that gaze strikes directly to the heart.
But at last with a
growl
he shook his head and slouched off, for bears will not
touch dead meat.
She will push them out of the way and snap or
growl
.
Some of them big dog that
growl
at him never make him back away.
Sometimes they
growl
, hiss or tell you they want to be left alone.
Opossums are not aggressive and will not chase people or pets, but may hiss and
growl
if their food or den is threatened.
They usually get along fine, although they do
growl
and bark when they first get together.
No hysterics, no scenes, and everyone has saved face without having to
growl
.
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