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growl

(groul)

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.

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

growl′y adj.

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growl

(ɡraʊl)

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.

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.

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.

growl

Past participle: growled
Gerund: growling

Imperative
growl
growl

Present
I growl
you growl
he/she/it growls
we growl
you growl
they growl

Preterite
I growled
you growled
he/she/it growled
we growled
you growled
they growled

Present Continuous
I am growling
you are growling
he/she/it is growling
we are growling
you are growling
they are growling

Present Perfect
I have growled
you have growled
he/she/it has growled
we have growled
you have growled
they have growled

Past Continuous
I was growling
you were growling
he/she/it was growling
we were growling
you were growling
they were growling

Past Perfect
I had growled
you had growled
he/she/it had growled
we had growled
you had growled
they had growled

Future
I will growl
you will growl
he/she/it will growl
we will growl
you will growl
they will growl

Future Perfect
I will have growled
you will have growled
he/she/it will have growled
we will have growled
you will have growled
they will have growled

Future Continuous
I will be growling
you will be growling
he/she/it will be growling
we will be growling
you will be growling
they will be growling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been growling
you have been growling
he/she/it has been growling
we have been growling
you have been growling
they have been growling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been growling
you will have been growling
he/she/it will have been growling
we will have been growling
you will have been growling
they will have been growling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been growling
you had been growling
he/she/it had been growling
we had been growling
you had been growling
they had been growling

Conditional
I would growl
you would growl
he/she/it would growl
we would growl
you would growl
they would growl

Past Conditional
I would have growled
you would have growled
he/she/it would have growled
we would have growled
you would have growled
they would have growled

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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"

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.

Translations

هرير، هدير، دمْدَمَهيَهِرّ

vrčetvrčení

knurreknurren

Knurren

μουγκρίζω γρυλίζω γρυλισμός

gruñir rugido gritar gruñido

muristakurinamurina

grogner hurler crier feulement grognement

režati

urrurra

ringhiare ringhio grugnito borbottare brontolare

怒ってうなる

으르렁거리다

burbtelėjimasburbtelėtisuurgztisuurzgimasurgzti

ņurdēšanaņurdētrūciensrūkšanarūkt

grommen

knurre knurring snerre

warczećwarczeniewarknąćwarknięcie

rosnar

бурчание рычать

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]

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

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

vt [+ words] → grommeler

[dog] → grognement m

[person] → grognement m

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

growl

(graul) verb

to make a deep, rough sound. The dog growled angrily (at the postman); He growled out a command.

noun

a deep, rough sound.

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

growl

vi (one’s stomach) rugir

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"The great apes!" he growled. "They dance the Dum-Dum.

The boy and the ape growled menacingly in chorus and the carnivore moved on.

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Numa eyed him with growing resentment and rage as, between mouthfuls, the ape-man growled out his savage warnings.

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Still further, he was taught to differentiate between the bush noises and between the ways he growled warnings to Nalasu.

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"No; I mean you, if you must know it," growled the cat.

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Mugambi, on his part, clung closely to Tarzan, so that the ape-man could scarce control his laughter at the pitiable condition to which the chief's fear had reduced him; but at length the white took the great cat by the scruff of the neck and, dragging it quite close to the Wagambi, slapped it sharply upon the nose each time that it growled at the stranger.

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Numa growled. "You look hungry, Numa," continued the ape-man.

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Again he paused, and again the Grand Gallipoot growled:

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And it was he that first gripped another cub by the ear and pulled and tugged and growled through jaws tight-clenched.

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Sikes spoke in the very harshest key of a very harsh voice; but, appearing to entertain some unaccountable objection to having his throat cut, he remained where he was, and growled more fiercely than before: at the same time grasping the end of the poker between his teeth, and biting at it like a wild beast.

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Once when he came close, Teeka bared her fangs and growled at him, and Tarzan showed his canines in an ugly snarl; but Taug did not provoke a quarrel.