Growl Definition
groul
growled, growling, growls
noun
growls
The act or sound of growling.
Webster's New World
A low, rough, husky, often muted sound produced on a trumpet, trombone, etc.
Webster's New World
A gruff surly utterance.
The desk officer answered my greeting with a growl.
American Heritage
verb
growled, growling, growls
To make a low, rumbling, menacing sound in the throat, as a dog does.
Webster's New World
To complain in an angry or surly manner.
Webster's New World
To express by growling.
Webster's New World
To rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc.
Webster's New World
(software) To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Growl
Noun
Singular:
growl
Plural:
growlsOrigin of Growl
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From Middle English growlen, related to Middle Dutch grollen ("to make a noise, rumble, murmur, grunt, croak, be angry"; > Dutch grollen (“to grumble”)), German grollen (“to rumble, be angry, bear ill will”), Old English grillan, griellan (“to provoke, offend; gnash the teeth”). More at grill.
From Wiktionary
Middle English groule, grollen to rumble, growl probably from Old French grouler of Germanic origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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