Growl

  • 11growl — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS mus. nel jazz, effetto ottenuto con la tromba o con il trombone emettendo la voce mentre si soffia nel bocchino {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1956. ETIMO: ingl. growl propr. ringhio …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 12growl — (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

  • 13Growl — 〈[graʊl] m. od. n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Jazz〉 Klangeffekt durch Veränderung, Dämpfen der natürlichen Klangfarbe [Etym.: engl., »brummen«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 14growl — vb *bark, bay, howl, snarl, yelp, yap Analogous words: *threaten, menace: *irritate …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 15growl — [n/v] animal like sound bark, bellow, gnarl, gnarr, grumble, grunt, howl, moan, roar, roll, rumble, snarl, thunder; concepts 77,595 …

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  • 16growl — sb. (en sangteknik) …

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  • 17growl — ► 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

  • 18growl — [groul] vi. [ME groulen, to rumble, prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to make a low, rumbling, menacing sound in the throat, as a dog does 2. to complain in an angry or surly manner 3. to rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc. vt. to express by growling n. 1 …

    English World dictionary

  • 19growl|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… …

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  • 20growl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, low ▪ guttural, soft, throaty ▪ loud ▪ angry …

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