growl
/ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/ verb C2- To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. · The dog growled at me as I walked past.
- Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
- To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
- To express (something) by growling. · The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
- To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
- To perform death growl vocals.
He/she/it growls · Past growled · Past participle growled · -ing form growling
Verb forms
- Base form
- growl
- He/she/it
- growls
- Past
- growled
- Past participle
- growled
- -ing form
- growling
From the library
The Witch gave Dorothy a friendly little nod, whirled around on her left heel three times, and straightway disappeared, much to the surprise of little Toto, who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
He smelled around the stuffed man as if he suspected there might be a nest of rats in the straw, and he often growled in an unfriendly way at the Scarecrow.
But now and then there came a deep growl from some wild animal hidden among the trees.
They had just started to cross this queer bridge when a sharp growl made them all look up, and to their horror they saw running toward them two great beasts with bodies like bears and heads like tigers.
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