growled; growling; growls
1
a
: rumble
his stomach growled
b
: to utter a growl
the dog growled at the stranger
2
: to complain angrily
: to utter with a growl : utter angrily
: a deep guttural inarticulate sound
Synonyms
Verb
Examples of growl in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear a dog growling behind me.
My stomach's been growling all morning.
“What do you want?” he growled.
He's always growling about the government.
Noun
The dog gave a menacing growl.
He answered my question with a growl.
We could hear a growl of thunder in the distance.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The small four-cylinder revs high to keep the power up, resulting a lot of growling in the cabin.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
With quarterback Fernando Mendoza sidelined by an overnight illness, the Bears had no growl on offense at No. 9 SMU, trailing 21-0 at halftime on the way to a 38-6 defeat in their regular-season finale.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Remy and Mike are ready to call it quits after Bo (executive producer Jamie Lee Curtis) ostensibly falls to her death and Charlie (Mark O’Brien) growls his threats from Boston, but Ruth’s idea to use a tanker truck gets them back in with the hope of an even greater loot than before.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
The small four-cylinder revs high to keep the power up, resulting a lot of growling in the cabin.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
This Max Max style road race never fails to elicit gasps of wonder and growls of friendly frustration when the dice come up in an unexpected way.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
With quarterback Fernando Mendoza sidelined by an overnight illness, the Bears had no growl on offense at No. 9 SMU, trailing 21-0 at halftime on the way to a 38-6 defeat in their regular-season finale.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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