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growl


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noun

Definition of GROWL

: a deep guttural inarticulate sound
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Examples of GROWL

  1. The dog gave a menacing growl.
  2. He answered my question with a growl.
  3. We could hear a growl of thunder in the distance.

First Known Use of GROWL

1715

Rhymes with GROWL

cowl, dowel, foul, fowl, howl, jowl, prowl, rowel, scowl, towel, trowel, yowl

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