growl
noun/ɡraʊl/
/ɡraʊl/
- a deep angry sound made when somebody/something growls
- The dog gave a threatening growl.
- the growl of the engine
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- low
- guttural
- …
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
- with a growl
- growl of
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably imitative.Definitions on the go
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