growl5 definitions found growl - 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. [1913 Webster] Growl \Growl\, v. t. To express by growling. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] Growl \Growl\, n. The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound. [1913 Webster] growl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) : 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] growl - 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 |