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| growl [ growl ] |
verb (past and past participle growled, present participle growl·ing, 3rd person present singular growls) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make hostile sound: to make a low nonverbal sound in the throat that expresses hostility, or communicate something by means of this sound
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2. transitive and intransitive verb speak in hostile way: to speak, or say something, in a deep voice that expresses impatience or hostility
  He was growling at the children.
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3. intransitive verb make rumbling noise: to make a low rumbling noise
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noun (plural growls) |
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1. animal's hostile noise: the low throaty noise made by a hostile animal, especially a dog
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2. hostile utterance: something said in a hostile throaty voice
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| [Mid-17th century. Probably < Old French grouler< Germanic, an imitation of the sound] |
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| growl·ing adjective |
| growl·y adjective |
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