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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Indeed, as a brazen but hapless investor in consumer and industrial goods, the only background Peltz has in entertainment is his comically naïve, growling filibusters on TV.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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Verb
There were guttural screams, growling and drooling.
—Ernesto Londoño Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Indeed, as a brazen but hapless investor in consumer and industrial goods, the only background Peltz has in entertainment is his comically naïve, growling filibusters on TV.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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