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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 "rumble"
Examples for "rumble"
1
Experts warn that the crisis will continue to rumble on this week.
The Guardian
2
Whatever the series outcome, the heated debate looks set to rumble on.
The Guardian
3
The ice continues to rumble like boiling water, moving in different directions.
The thing
4
I heard the rumble of distant thunder, though the night was clear.
Spirit of the Wolves
5
I heard the low-throated rumble of power as she gunned the Cadillac.
Nothing in her way
1
We grumble about our politics, but politicians across the world behave badly.
The South African
2
Over the low grumble of the engine he heard hammers at work.
The Wolf’s Hour
3
In fact, she used to complain and grumble while she was there.
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
4
I've heard you grumble about your father on more than one occasion.
Sign of the cross
5
That made Bat grunt and grumble and wriggle; and finally uncover, too.
Pluck on the Long Trail; Or, Boy Scouts in the Rockies
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