Growl

  • 21growl — [[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… …

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  • 22Growl — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Growl, un jeu vidéo d action sorti en 1990 en arcade puis converti sur Megadrive. Growl, un logiciel gratuit de notifications disponible sous Mac OS X.… …

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  • 23growl — 01. The hunter became frightened when he heard a [growl] coming from the bushes. 02. My dog sometimes [growls] when he sees a stranger. 03. Be careful of that dog. He s [growling], and he might bite you. 04. Don t ever let it happen again, he… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 24growl — 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… …

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  • 25growl — [[t]graʊl[/t]] v. i. 1) zool. 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[/ex] 4) to express by growling 5) the act or sound of growling • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26growl — 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… …

  • 27growl — 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 …

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  • 28growl — v. 1) (B) he growled a few words to us 2) (D; intr.) to growl at (the dog growled at the jogger) 3) (L; to) he growled (to us) that he would be late * * * [graʊl] (B) he growled a few words to us (L; to) he growled (to us) that he would be late&#8230; …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29growl — 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

  • 30growl — 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