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Meanings of growl in English

Portuguese
rosnar
Catalan
grunyir

To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.

rosnar
Catalan
grunyit

The sound of growling (as made by animals)

grunyit
Synonyms
Examples for "growling"
Examples for "growling"
1
These animals were the true source of the growling noises heard earlier.
Hunters in the Dark
2
Bull, stop growling; you are very impolite; the gentleman is in distress.
The Puppet Crown
3
She heard the growling approach of a vehicle, but didn't look up.
Second glance
4
Even the panthers and the lions let the growling Tarmangani pass unmolested.
Tarzan the Untamed
5
Those words rippled up and down the line, the men growling impatiently.
Quest for honour
Usage of growl in English
1
He started to growl the moment I set foot in the room.
Beautiful creatures
2
The gossipy maundering broke off short; drowned in a wild beast growl.
Further Adventures of Lad
3
He said it without looking at me, his voice a low growl.
One of our Thursdays is missing
4
Again the mocking growl which had so disturbed me in the corridor.
Atlantida
5
She stepped in front of me; a low, guttural growl of warning.
The Blind Spot
6
Not long after, though, he heard the growl of a car engine.
Home to italy
7
There was a preparatory and long growl in the speech of them.
Men, Women, and Boats
8
One I hadn't used in two years, except to howl and growl.
Lone Wolf
9
The next day, the cat saw the duckling and began to growl.
A Primary Reader: Old-time Stories, Fairy Tales and Myths Retold...
10
Ember held out her manacled hands and let out a low growl.
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
11
In the same instant there came a snarling deep-throated growl from Wapi.
Back to God's Country and Other Stories
12
The growl that had risen in his throat stopped at his teeth.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
13
Tsinoy makes an odd sound-notquite a growl, not yet a whimper.
Hull zero three
14
From the lips of the ape-man broke a rumbling growl of warning.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
15
A hoarse growl of rage burst from the throat of the Puritan.
Prisoners of Chance / The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen,...
16
Again that growl rose from the throats of some of the listeners.
The Mark of the Beast
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Translations for growl
Portuguese
rosnar
Growl through the time
Growl across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common