GROWL

growl, growling

(noun) the sound of growling (as made by animals)

grumble, growl, rumble

(verb) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; “he grumbled a rude response”; “Stones grumbled down the cliff”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

growl (plural growls)

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a person's stomach when hungry.

(by extension) An aggressive grumbling.

(jazz, by extension) A low-pitched rumbling sound produced with a wind instrument.

Verb

growl (third-person singular simple present growls, present participle growling, simple past and past participle growled)

(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

Synonyms: gnar, gnarl, gurl, snarl

(intransitive, jazz) Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.

(intransitive, software) To send a user a message via the Growl software library.

(transitive) To express (something) by growling.

(transitive, jazz) To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.

Anagrams

• glowr

Source: Wiktionary

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Growl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Growled; p. pr. & vb. e. Growling.] Etym: [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.]

Definition: To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.

Growl, v. t.

Definition: To express by growling. Thomson.

Growl, n.

Definition: The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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