growl
verb (used without object)
to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility.
growls
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pluralof growl.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof growl (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
growlverb (used without object)to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility.
Example Sentences
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“I’m just trying to get me and my kids out of this town before it explodes,” growls Mary when Valerie presses her to punch up one of Al’s substandard scripts.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
His father growls, “Because of him we have economic confusion.”
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Harrison Ford joined the movement in “1923,” a “Yellowstone” prequel, as a rancher defending his rural paradise from modern forces, who growls, “I do it for the land.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
On “The Chapeltown Rag,” from 2022’s “The End, So Far,” Corey Taylor still whips from bold melody to fiendish growls like few vocalists are capable of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
“Fine. Give me them papers,” the woman growls.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
