as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
we can't figure out why our very happy and optimistic friend is dating that chronic growler
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Recent Examples of growler
From beer-brewing growlers to the maraschino cherries every fancy bar uses, there’s truly something for everyone (including your hard-to-shop-for husband) in our edit.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
Beer lovers will want to book an overnight stay at Dogfish Inn, where every room includes a growler, to fill for free at the brewery in Milton or brewpub in Rehoboth Beach.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
Beer lovers will want to book an overnight stay at Dogfish Inn, where every room includes a growler, to fill for free at the brewery in Milton or brewpub in Rehoboth Beach.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for growler
Noun
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Still a power-lunch favorite, the menu is California classic with tuna tartare, crab cakes and cobb salad.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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During the kickoff event in La Jolla, volunteers documented crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, fish and even a sea hare, a large sea slug.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The long-term goal is ecological corridors to expand the bear population.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Which again, don't sound problematic but are coming from an administration filled with people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wouldn't accept scientific evidence unless it were delivered in the corpse of a bear.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
Noun
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But that changed with Trump's election to a situation where politics is much more about celebrity than credibility and cranks from the margins of political ideas are now lauded front and centre.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Design details were inspired by Ferrari engine blocks and crank cases.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Growler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growler. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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