[syn: grumble, growl, rumble]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Growl \Growl\, v. t.
To express by growling. --Thomson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Growl \Growl\, n.
The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling
sound.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Growl \Growl\ (groul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Growled (grould);
p. pr. & vb. n. Growling.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be
angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.]
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give
forth an angry, grumbling sound. --Gay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
growl
n 1: the sound of growling (as made by animals) [syn: growl,
growling]
v 1: to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a
rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn:
grumble, growl, rumble]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
127 Moby Thesaurus words for "growl":
air a grievance, bark, bawl, beef, belch, bellow, bellyache, bitch,
blare, blat, blubber, boom, booming, bray, breathe, burr, buzz,
cackle, cannonade, caw, chant, chirp, chirr, clamor, clang,
clangor, clank, clash, color, complain, coo, crab, craunch, croak,
crow, crump, crunch, drawl, echo, exclaim, flush, flute, fret,
fret and fume, frown, fuss, gasp, glare, glower, gnarl, grind,
gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growling, grumble, grumbling, grunt,
hiss, holler, howl, jangle, jar, keen, kick, lilt,
lodge a complaint, look daggers, lower, mantle, moan, mumble,
murmur, mutter, pant, peal, pipe, raise a howl, rasp, reboation,
rebound, redden, reecho, register a complaint, resound, resounding,
reverberation, roar, roll, rumble, rumbling, scowl, scranch,
scrape, scratch, scream, screech, scrunch, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
sing, snap, snarl, snore, snort, sob, sough, spit, squall, squawk,
squeal, take on, thunder, thundering, trumpet, twang, wail, warble,
whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp