growl
verb (used without object)
to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility.
is growling
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present progressiveof growl (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s 8 pm on a Thursday and my stomach is growling for food.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026
"So, my kitchen is growling at me this morning," Panos said in one of the clips.
From Fox News ● Aug. 22, 2021
BBC TV commentator Eddie Butler: Billy Vunipola is growling at himself, so when he and Taulupe Faletau go to it, we could have Etna 2.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2021
Doesn’t matter how loud your stomach is growling, you’re not going to end the day hungry.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2020
And yet, and yet. . . those cashews smell so yummy and my stomach is growling.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
