growl (noun)

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• growl — I. /graʊl / (say growl) verb (i) 1. to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: a dog growls. 2. to murmur or complain angrily; grumble. 3. to rumble. –verb (t) 4. to express by growling. 5. Rural Colloquial, Aboriginal English to… …  

• growl — verb 1 (I) if an animal growls it makes a long deep angry sound: The dog growled at any stranger who came close. 2 (I, T) to say something in a low angry voice: Get out of my way, he growled. growl noun (C): The bear gave a sudden growl …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• growl — [graʊl] verb 1) [I] if an animal growls, it makes a frightening low noise 2) [I/T] to say something in an unfriendly and angry way growl noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• growl — (v.) 1660s, from M.E. grollen to rumble, growl (early 15c.), from O.Fr. grouler to rumble, said to be from Frankish; probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Growled; growling. The noun is 1727, from the verb …   Etymology dictionary

• growl — ► VERB 1) (especially of a dog) make a low guttural sound of hostility in the throat. 2) say something in a low grating voice. 3) make a low or harsh rumbling sound. ► NOUN ▪ a growling sound. ORIGIN probably imitative …   English terms dictionary

• growl|er — «GROW luhr», noun. 1. a person or animal that growls. 2. a fish that makes a grunting sound when taken from the water, such as the grunt. 3. a piece of floating ice, considerably smaller than an iceberg, that has broken off from a glacier or… …   Useful english dictionary

• growl — [[t]gra͟ʊl[/t]] growls, growling, growled 1) VERB When a dog or other animal growls, it makes a low noise in its throat, usually because it is angry. The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail. N COUNT Growl is also a noun. Their noise… …   English dictionary

• growl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, low ▪ guttural, soft, throaty ▪ loud ▪ angry …   Collocations dictionary

• growl — I UK [ɡraʊl] / US verb Word forms growl : present tense I/you/we/they growl he/she/it growls present participle growling past tense growled past participle growled * 1) [intransitive] if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low… …   English dictionary

• growl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English groulen, grollen Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. rumble < his stomach growled > b. to utter a growl < the dog growled at the strange …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• growl — growl1 [ graul ] verb intransitive * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to say something in an unfriendly and angry way: I couldn t care less , Ben growled. 2. ) if an animal growls, it makes a frightening or unfriendly low noise: The dog growled at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English