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UK
/ɡɹˈaʊl/
]
[ US /ˈɡɹaʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹaʊɫ/ ]
VERB
-
to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
he grumbled a rude response
Stones grumbled down the cliff
NOUN
- the sound of growling (as made by animals)
How To Use growl In A Sentence
- I could be wrong but as I recall in Batman Begins Batman 'growled' his lines just a few times but to very strong effect. All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net
- And thus the Washington Post column on David's congressional testimony, where he is described "hunched" and said to have "barked," "growled" and "snarled" -- language you would use to describe an animal. Humanizing al Qaeda, Demonizing the Bush Team
- The bears are growling loudly. Times, Sunday Times
- ‘Welcome to Scotland, laddie,’ growls Getch in his best through-the-beard burr.
- Folks may crow all they want about the roar of Niagara or the growlin’ of the sea—but give me a splendacious peal o’ stormbrewed thunder and your other nat’ral music is no more than a penny whistle is to a church organ! Nevermore
- No whimper, nor sound, nor sign of fear, came from Jerry — only choking growls of ferociousness, intermingled with snarls of anger, and a belligerent up-clawing of hind-legs. CHAPTER XVI
- Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
- The girls attained dark expressions and each of them started growling slightly.
- The guard growled out a warning,threatening the prisoners with his gun.
- Deep growls and explosions thundered through the air as clouds of black volcanic ash coated the surroundings.