growled; growling; growls
1
a
: rumble
his stomach growled
b
: to utter a growl
the dog growled at the stranger
2
: to complain angrily
: to utter with a growl : utter angrily
: a deep guttural inarticulate sound
Examples of growl in a Sentence
Verb
I could hear a dog growling behind me.
My stomach's been growling all morning.
“What do you want?” he growled.
He's always growling about the government.
Noun
The dog gave a menacing growl.
He answered my question with a growl.
We could hear a growl of thunder in the distance.
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The rumble force matched the action, with the loud, growling thumps of getting killed causing the most feedback.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Coogler said as Jordan growled and pretended to reach for someone.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The rumble force matched the action, with the loud, growling thumps of getting killed causing the most feedback.
—PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Republican panelist, 53, dramatically swooned into the back of her chair after Jordan, 38, chose to lean forward and give her his best vampiric growl while discussing the Prohibition-era vampire horror film on Monday.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growl. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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