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- pronunciation:
- graUl
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- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
growls, growling, growled |
| definition 1: |
When an animal growls, it makes a sound that comes from deep in the throat. An animal usually growls when it is angry or when it wants to scare another animal away.
The dog will growl if you try to take away his bone.- similar words:
- howl, roar
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| definition 2: |
When something makes a deep sound like an animal growling, we say it growls.
When I'm hungry, my stomach growls.- synonyms:
- rumble
- similar words:
- roll
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| derivation: |
growlingly (adv.) |
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