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
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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The sounds of guttural growls and bone-chilling howls will once again echo throughout the pitch-black forest outside a Bavarian village when a new roller coaster with a familiar name and glowing red eyes returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But, rather than growling, hissing or meowing, the cat instead lets out a series of what can only be described as barks: short, sharp and loud, with one almost turning into a howl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Eventually, a growling bloater (remember those?) breaks through the wall, clearing a path for a mass entrance.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
Those signs, accompanied by a menacing growl and a hard stare often suggest that the dog is feeling threatened.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The sounds of guttural growls and bone-chilling howls will once again echo throughout the pitch-black forest outside a Bavarian village when a new roller coaster with a familiar name and glowing red eyes returns to Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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