1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he was growling about how much work he had to do
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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house
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Recent Examples of growl
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Acceleration is also accomplished with a throaty growl.
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James Raia,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Verb
At that point, your stomach has probably been growling for a good hour, so answer that call with some tacos at Taqueria Rosita.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
Logic, curated by decades of precedent, suggested the 22-year-old might tremble at the growl of the aggressive, experienced Wolves.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Acceleration is also accomplished with a throaty growl.
—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for growl
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At one practice during the fall of 2024, Washington’s assistant athletic director of football academics Diamond Brown was standing on the sideline when Jonah bounded up to her in full pads and begun complaining about his grade in a music class.
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How to complain with flair at a restaurant when things go awry?
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More than three dozen tornado reports were logged Sunday into Monday by the Storm Prediction Center, as supercell thunderstorms roared across the region.
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Nearly an hour after the match concluded, Argentina fans celebrated in the concourse of AT&T Stadium with roaring chants, flag waving and dancing.
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Grief has always been at the core of Ibeyi’s work, but in moving through rumbling electronic-R&B production, dramatic strings, and exultant hand percussion, joy spills over the 12 tracks of Offering, their first album as independent artists.
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The second earthquake that hit Venezuela on Wednesday started rumbling before the first had even concluded.
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Be prepared for traffic snarls and multiple security checkpoints.
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Multiple inbound lanes are blocked as a result, causing a massive traffic snarl and backup.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
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For Denver, who sent the pick away, this screams cost-cutting measure for a team running into second apron issues.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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Don’t whine about his Northern California roots or love of the local nine.
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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And yes, that sound will dissipate and soon will be too faint for my human ears as it is absorbed into space, but Renee Gladman writes that spaces moan.
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
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An edgy confrontation The Rangers were still seething as Keenan attempted to address the team following a demoralizing 3-1 loss, with a few snapping back or muttering under their breath.
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growl. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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