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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Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of another room with a priest and young woman growling on the bed, the exorcisms in The Wailing are accompanied by chanting crowds, firepits, and drums beating as a great spectacle is made of the ritual.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The scents of soy, garlic, and mirin made Charlie’s stomach growl.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In an hour’s span, three trucks leaving the construction site silenced the conversation, growling loudly down Rockland Drive.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of another room with a priest and young woman growling on the bed, the exorcisms in The Wailing are accompanied by chanting crowds, firepits, and drums beating as a great spectacle is made of the ritual.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
My poetry began as a father’s sly growl, became a spectacle on a rickety stage washed in limelight, and now is a 70-year-old woman’s walk back into a thousand yesterdays.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
The scents of soy, garlic, and mirin made Charlie’s stomach growl.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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