growl (redirected from growlier)

growl  (groul)

n.

1. The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal: the growl of a dog.

2. A gruff surly utterance: The desk officer answered my greeting with a growl.

v. growled, growl·ing, growls

v.intr.

1. To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.

2. To speak in an angry or surly manner.

v.tr.

To utter by growling: growled the orders.

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[Middle English groule, grollen, to rumble, growl, probably from Old French grouler, of Germanic origin.]

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growly adj.

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growl [graʊl]

vb

1. (of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner the dog growled at us

2. to utter (words) in a gruff or angry manner he growled an apology

3. (intr) to make sounds suggestive of an animal growling the thunder growled around the lake

n

1. the act or sound of growling

2. (Music) Jazz an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument

[from earlier grolle, from Old French grouller to grumble]

growlingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	growl - the sound of growling (as made by animals) growling cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	growl - to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" rumble, grumble let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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growl

verb snarl, show your teeth (of an animal) The dog was growling and thrashing its tail.

Translations

growl [graʊl]

A. N → gruñido m

B. VI [animal] → gruñir; [person] → refunfuñar; [thunder] → reverberar

C. VT "yes," he growled → -sí -refunfuñó

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growl [ˈgraʊl]

vi

[dog] → grogner
to growl at sb → grogner contre qn

[person] → ronchonner
to growl at sb → ronchonner contre qn

vt [+ words] → grommeler

n

[dog] → grognement m

[person] → grognement m

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growl

n → Knurren nt no pl; (of bear) → (böses) Brummen no pl

vi → knurren; (bear) → böse brummen; to growl at somebody → jdn anknurren/anbrummen

vt answer → knurren

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growl [graʊl]

1. n (of animal) → ringhio; (of thunder) → brontolio
the dog gave a growl → il cane ringhiò

2. vi → ringhiare; (person, thunder) → brontolare

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growl [graʊl]

1. n (of animal) → ringhio; (of thunder) → brontolio
the dog gave a growl → il cane ringhiò

2. vi → ringhiare; (person, thunder) → brontolare

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growl

v growl [graul]

to make a deep, rough sound The dog growled angrily (at the postman); He growled out a command. brom, knor, grom يِهِرُّ الكَلْب أو الذِّئْب، يُطلِقُ صوتا عميقا ръмжа (za)vrčet knurre knurren γρυλίζω, μουγκρίζω απειλητικά gruñir, refunfuñar urisema غریدن murista grogner לנהום गुर्राना režati morog menggeram urra ringhiare うなる (으르렁거리는 소리를) 내다 (su)urgzti, burbtelėti rūkt; ņurdēt suara geram grommen; snauwen knurre, brumme, snerre warknąć rosnar a mârâi рычать (za)vrčať; rachotiť (za)renčati promumlati morra คำราม hırlamak 嗥叫，咆哮 ричати, гарчати غرانا càu nhàu; lẩm bẩm 嗥叫；咆哮，发牢骚地说

n

a deep, rough sound. geknor, gebrul, gebrom هرير، هدير، دمْدَمَه ръмжене (za)vrčení knurren das Knurren γρύλισμα, μουγκρητό gruñido urin غرش murina grognement נהימה एक गहरी आवाज režanje morgás geraman urr ringhio うなり声 으르렁 소리 (su)urzgimas, burbtelėjimas rūkšana; ņurdēšana; rūciens deruman gegrom; snauw knurring, brumming warknięcie ladrido mârâit рычание vrčanie; rachot, hrmot renčanje mumlanje morrande เสียงคำราม hırlama 嗥叫聲，咆哮 гарчання, рикання غراہٹ tiếng lẩm bẩm 嗥叫声，咆哮

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growl → يُهْدر zavrčet knurre knurren μουγκρίζω gruñir murista grogner režati ringhiare 怒ってうなる 으르렁거리다 gegrom knurre warknąć rosnar рычать morra บ่นด้วยความโกรธ hırlamak gầm gừ 咆哮