growled; growling; growls
1
a
: rumble
his stomach growled
b
: to utter a growl
the dog growled at the stranger
2
: to complain angrily
: to utter with a growl : utter angrily
: a deep guttural inarticulate sound
Synonyms
Verb
Examples of growl in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear a dog growling behind me.
My stomach's been growling all morning.
“What do you want?” he growled.
He's always growling about the government.
Noun
The dog gave a menacing growl.
He answered my question with a growl.
We could hear a growl of thunder in the distance.
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New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
This is very similar—the growling wail (my favorite of his three personas) comes on periodically and doesn’t cease for hours.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
With deep rumbling growls, the koala advanced towards the retreating dog, for a moment appearing as the aggressor in an encounter that typically ends with a dead marsupial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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Verb
This is the first juicy fruits of Alpine's hydrogen combustion development program, a cutting-edge piece of machinery built from the ground up for optimal hydrogen combustion and a signal to the racing masses that there can be beautiful growling, asphalt-shaking life after petrol.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
This is very similar—the growling wail (my favorite of his three personas) comes on periodically and doesn’t cease for hours.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
Singing birds, elephants calling and the growl of apex predators become a soundtrack for the researchers toiling away at their project.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
With deep rumbling growls, the koala advanced towards the retreating dog, for a moment appearing as the aggressor in an encounter that typically ends with a dead marsupial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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