growl

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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growl′y adj.

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growl

(ɡraʊl)

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

4. the act or sound of growling

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

[C18: from earlier grolle, from Old French grouller to grumble]

ˈgrowlingly adv

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growl

(graʊl)

v.i.

1. to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility, as a dog.

2. to murmur or complain angrily; grumble.

3. to rumble: The thunder growled.

v.t.

4. to express by growling.

n.

5. the act or sound of growling.

[1400–50; late Middle English groulen to rumble (of the bowels); of expressive orig.]

growl′ing•ly, adv.

growl′y, adj. growl•i•er, growl•i•est.

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growl

Past participle: growled
Gerund: growling

Imperative

growl

growl

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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.

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growl

verb

To make a continuous deep reverberating sound:

boom, grumble, roll, rumble.

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Translations

هرير، هدير، دمْدَمَهيَهِرّ

vrčetvrčení

knurreknurren

Knurren

μουγκρίζωγρυλίζωγρυλισμός

gruñirrugidogritargruñido

muristakurinamurina

grognerhurlercrierfeulementgrognement

režati

urrurra

ringhiareringhiogrugnitoborbottarebrontolare

怒ってうなる

으르렁거리다

burbtelėjimasburbtelėtisuurgztisuurzgimasurgzti

ņurdēšanaņurdētrūciensrūkšanarūkt

grommen

knurreknurringsnerre

warczećwarczeniewarknąćwarknięcie

rosnar

бурчаниерычать

zavrčať

renčanjerenčati

morra

คำราม

hırlamakhırlama

gầm gừ

咆哮嗥叫嗥叫声

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

(graul) verb

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 rosnar (za)vrčet knurren knurre 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; snauwenknurre, brumme, snerrewarknąć غرږنه، غربدنه، غورېدنه ( لكه سپى چې بې دقار په حال كې كوى ). غرږل، غرېدل 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

noun

a deep, rough sound. geknor, gebrul, gebrom هرير، هدير، دمْدَمَه ръмжене rosnado (za)vrčení das Knurren knurren γρύλισμα, μουγκρητόgruñido 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 غربدنه 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

→ يَهِرّ vrčet knurre knurren μουγκρίζω gruñir murista grogner režati ringhiare 怒ってうなる 으르렁거리다 grommen knurre warknąć rosnar рычать morra คำราม hırlamak gầm gừ 咆哮

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growl

vi (one’s stomach) rugir

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