growl in English: To make a low, angry sound, the way a dog does when it is not happy. (verb)

Translation

To make a low, angry sound, the way a dog does when it is not happy.

Word origin

An imitation of the sound itself, first written down in the seventeenth century.

Verb typeregular (growl, growls, growled)

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"Growl at" someone means make an angry sound towards them.

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A person can growl words in a low, angry voice.

lunchtime.

A stomach growls when you are hungry.

dog

A common animal with four legs that many people keep as a pet or to help them work.

angry

Feeling very cross because something is wrong or unfair.

noise

A loud or unpleasant sound.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

shout

To say something very loudly, often because you are angry or far away.

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