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Meanings of
growling
in English
Russian
рык
Portuguese
rosnar
Spanish
gruñido
Catalan
grunyit
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Low, guttural vocalization.
growl
Related terms
noise
Russian
рык
Technique of vocalising into woodwind for effect.
woodwind growling
Related terms
musical technique
Usage of
growling
in English
1
These animals were the true source of the
growling
noises heard earlier.
2
Bull, stop
growling
;
you are very impolite; the gentleman is in distress.
3
She heard the
growling
approach of a vehicle, but didn't look up.
4
Even the panthers and the lions let the
growling
Tarmangani pass unmolested.
5
Those words rippled up and down the line, the men
growling
impatiently.
6
The Dwarf made no reply; but simply laughed like a
growling
bear.
7
Toussaint could hear both boys' stomachs
growling
but neither of them complained.
8
Both sides launched chemical bombs from
growling
engines that stalked the rivage.
9
There is a tone of
growling
impatience in every line of it.
10
I tried
growling
and forming words within it, as he had done.
11
Jenny could hear their shouting: the hoarse,
growling
polysyllables of the gnomes.
12
It means knowing things no one else does, he said, still
growling
.
13
Suddenly a
growling
noise was heard at the end of the cave.
14
Dreaming he had been, when aroused by the
growling
of the dogs.
15
Looking eastward again, he didn't resume his
growling
;
instead, he whined nervously.
16
We could hear him high up the tree snarling and
growling
fiercely.
Other examples for "growling"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
growling
growl
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
low growling
make a growling
Translations for
growling
Russian
рык
Portuguese
rosnar
rosnado
rosnada
Spanish
gruñido
Catalan
grunyit
Growling
through the time
Growling
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common