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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
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
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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