growl
[ groul ]
/ graʊl /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to express by growling.
noun
the act or sound of growling.
Jazz. the technique of flutter-tonguing.
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Origin of growl
1350–1400; Middle English groule to rumble (said of the bowels); cognate with German grollen
synonym study for growl
2. See complain.
OTHER WORDS FROM growl
growl·ing·ly, adverbun·der·growl, nounun·growl·ing, adjectiveWords nearby growl
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British Dictionary definitions for growl
growl
/ (ɡraʊl) /
verb
(of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate mannerthe dog growled at us
to utter (words) in a gruff or angry mannerhe growled an apology
(intr) to make sounds suggestive of an animal growlingthe thunder growled around the lake
noun
the act or sound of growling
jazz an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument
Derived forms of growl
growlingly, adverbWord Origin for growl
C18: from earlier grolle, from Old French grouller to grumble
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