growl
verb (used without object)
to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility.
has been growling
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present perfect progressiveof growl (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"He has been growling to me about it."
From The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island by Margaret Penrose
Parsons said: 'The boss has been growling at me ever since I have been with him, but I pay no attention to him.
From A California Girl by Edward Eldridge
I am afraid the captain has been growling over his pay, or they have been giving too many little dinners on board ship.
From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Sarah Orne Jewett
