growl

Use growl in a sentence

A dog growls.

noun

The definition of a growl is a low, hostile sound especially made by a dog, in order to express anger.
1. The low, hostile and rumbling sound made by a dog when you try to take his bone is an example of a growl.
2. When you say something in a low and menacing voice, this is an example of a growl.

verb

To growl is defined as to make a low, rumbling sound in your throat in order to express hostility or anger.
1. When a dog makes a low, rumbling sound when you try to take his bone, this is an example of a time when the dog growls.
2. When you speak in a low and menacing tone, this is an example of a time when you growl.

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growl

to make a low, rumbling, menacing sound in the throat, as a dog does
to complain in an angry or surly manner
to rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc.

Origin of growl

Middle English groulen, to rumble, probably of echoic origin, originally

to express by growling

the act or sound of growling
Jazz a low, rough, husky, often muted sound produced on a trumpet, trombone, etc.

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growl

noun

The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal: the growl of a dog.
A gruff surly utterance: The desk officer answered my greeting with a growl.

verb

growled, growl·ing, growls

verb

intransitive

To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.
To speak in an angry or surly manner.

verb

transitive

To utter by growling: growled the orders.

Origin of growl

Middle English groule, grollen to rumble, growl probably from Old French grouler of Germanic origin

Related Forms:

growl′y
adjective

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Noun

(plural growls)

The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
The sound made by a hungry stomach.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present growls, present participle growling, simple past and past participle growled)

(intransitive) 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.
To express (something) by growling.
The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
(software) To send a user a message via the Growl software library.

Origin

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.

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growl - Computer Definition

Notification software for Mac OS X applications. Web browsers, download managers, e-mail clients and other programs employ Growl to display a small pop-up window that alerts the user to some event such as new mail or a completed download. Users can choose the Growl's window style and degree of translucency. For more information, visit www.growl.info.

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