GROWL: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | grawl
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| Matching Terms: | | Grow, grow over, grow together, grow up, Growable, Growan, Grower, growing, growing pains, growing season, growler, growling, Growlingly, grown, grownup, Growse, growth, Growth curve, Growth factor, growth hormone, growth hormone-releasing factor, growth industry, growth medium, Growth phase, growth plate, growth rate, growth regulator, growth ring, growth stock, Growthead, Growthful, growth-onset diabetes
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- [n] the sound of growling (as made by animals)
- [v] to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response."; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
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| | Synonyms: | | growling, grumble, rumble |
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| | See Also: | | cry, emit, let loose, let out, utter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Growl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Growled}; p. pr. & vb. e.
{Growling}.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to
G. grollen to be angry.]
To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give
forth an angry, grumbling sound. --Gay.
\Growl\, v. t.
To express by growling. --Thomson.
\Growl\, n.
The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling
sound.
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| | Related Terms: | | air a grievance, bark, bawl, beef, belch, bellow, bellyache, bitch, blare, blat, blubber, boom, booming, bray, breathe, burr, buzz, cackle, cannonade, caw, chant, chirp, chirr, clamor, clang, clangor, clank, clash, color, complain, coo, crab, craunch, croak, crow, crump, crunch, drawl, echo, exclaim, flush, flute, fret, fret and fume, frown, fuss, gasp, glare, glower, gnarl, grind, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growling, grumble, grumbling, grunt, hiss, holler, howl, jangle, jar, keen, kick, lilt, lodge a complaint, look daggers, lower, mantle, moan, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, peal, pipe, raise a howl, rasp, reboation, rebound, redden, reecho, register a complaint, resound, resounding, reverberation, roar, roll, rumble, rumbling, scowl, scranch, scrape, scratch, scream, screech, scrunch, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snore, snort, sob, sough, spit, squall, squawk, squeal, take on, thunder, thundering, trumpet, twang, wail, warble, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp |
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