Definition of growls Growls

/gɹawˈlz/ - [grawlz] -

We found 3 definitions of growls from 2 different sources.

What does growls mean?

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Noun Plural: growls
growl - the sound of growling (as made by animals)
		growling
		cry a fit of weeping; "had a good cry"

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growl (Noun)
The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
growl (Noun)
The sound made by a hungry stomach.
growl (Verb)
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
growl (Verb)
To express something by growling.
growl (Verb)
To send a user a message via the Growl software library .

growl (v. i.)
To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
growl (v. t.)
To express by growling.
growl (n.)
The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

growl
growl, v.i. to utter a deep, murmuring sound like a dog: to grumble surlily.—v.t. to express by growling.—n. a murmuring, snarling sound, as of an angry dog.—ns. Growl′er, one who growls: a fish of the Perch family, abundant in North American rivers, so named from the sound it emits: (slang) a four-wheeled cab: (Amer.) a jug or pitcher used for carrying beer; Growl′ing, grumbling, snarling: a rumbling sound.—adv. Growl′ingly. [Dut. grollen, to grumble; allied to Gr. gryllizein, to grunt.]