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单词 growl
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growl

(graʊl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense growls, present participle growling, past tense, past participle growled
1. verb
When a dog or other animal growls, it makes a low noise in its throat, usually because it is angry.
The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail. [VERB]
Synonyms: snarl, show its teethof an animal More Synonyms of growl
Growl is also a noun.
The bear exposed its teeth in a muffled growl.
2. verb
If someone growls something, they say something in a low, rough, and angry voice.
[written]
His fury was so great he could hardly speak. He growled some unintelligible wordsat Pete. [VERB noun]
'I should have killed him,' Sharpe growled. [VERB with quote]
Growl is also a noun.
...with an angry growl of contempt for her own weakness.
3. verb
If you say that something growls, you mean that it makes a deep low noise.
My stomach growled. [VERB]
The car growls along rutted streets. [VERB preposition]
Growl is also a noun.
Acceleration is accompanied by a resonating growl from the gearbox.

growl in British English

(ɡraʊl)
verb
1. 
(of animals, esp when hostile) to utter (sounds) in a low inarticulate manner
the dog growled at us
2. 
to utter (words) in a gruff or angry manner
he growled an apology
3. (intransitive)
to make sounds suggestive of an animal growling
the thunder growled around the lake
noun
4. 
the act or sound of growling
5.  jazz
an effect resembling a growl, produced at the back of the throat when playing a wind instrument
Derived forms
growlingly (ˈgrowlingly)
adverb
Word origin
C18: from earlier grolle, from Old French grouller to grumble

growl in American English

(graʊl)
verb intransitive
1. 
to make a low, rumbling, menacing sound in the throat, as a dog does
2. 
to complain in an angry or surly manner
3. 
to rumble, as thunder, cannons, etc.
verb transitive
4. 
to express by growling
noun
5. 
the act or sound of growling
6.  US, Jazz
a low, rough, husky, often muted sound produced on a trumpet, trombone, etc.
Derived forms
growlingly (ˈgrowlingly)
adverb
Word origin
ME groulen, to rumble, prob. of echoic orig.

Examples of 'growl' in a sentence
growl

Her boiler now makes loud growling noises that wake the household up at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The stonework of the outer walls was expanding and it made angry growls and sudden cracks.
Len Deighton Bomber
The shower had to be emptied with a pump that growled like a dog with a bone.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Russia may roar and growl like a bear but sometimes it prefers to bark.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She shouts and the dog growls at her.
The Sun (2015)
She is chased by a growling dog.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The message was often delivered by Finnish managers speaking in a low growl.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So the bears still have something new to growl about - a global credit crunch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His lips drew back from strong, white teeth and a low growl rumbled in his throat.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
Already, a low growl is coming from the kennel.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
 Dogs growl at strangers... and so do the humans.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His face crumpled in disgust, and he made a low growling noise in the back of his throat.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The more they tried to disrupt its eating time, the more the dog growled and snapped at them.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
We watch as the auctioneer ups bids in a low machinegun growl that appears to have no relation to English.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The bears are growling loudly.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
That's something to growl about.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Deep in the night, he came awake to the sound of growling, like animals fighting.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
He emits a low, growling chuckle when I point this out.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I think I made a small growling sound.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many times I would answer the phone and be informed by an angry, growling voice that my father should be killed for his opinions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
growl

British English: growl /ɡraʊl/ VERB
When a dog or other animal growls, it makes a low noise in its throat, usually because it is angry.
The dog was biting, growling and wagging its tail.
  • American English: growl
  • Arabic: يَهِرّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: rosnar
  • Chinese: 咆哮
  • Croatian: režati
  • Czech: vrčet pes
  • Danish: knurre
  • Dutch: grommen
  • European Spanish: gruñir
  • Finnish: murista
  • French: grogner
  • German: knurren
  • Greek: μουγκρίζω
  • Italian: ringhiare
  • Japanese: 怒ってうなる
  • Korean: 으르렁거리다
  • Norwegian: knurre
  • Polish: warknąć
  • European Portuguese: rosnar
  • Romanian: a mârâi
  • Russian: рычать
  • Latin American Spanish: gruñir
  • Swedish: morra
  • Thai: คำราม
  • Turkish: hırlamak
  • Ukrainian: гарчати
  • Vietnamese: gầm gừ

Chinese translation of 'growl'

growl

(ɡraul)

vi

  1. [dog, bear, lion] 嗥叫 (háojiào)
  2. [person] 咆哮 (páoxiào)

vt

  1. [person] 低吼 (dīhǒu)

n (c)

  1. [of dog, bear, lion] 嗥叫 (háojiào) (声, shēng)
  2. [of person] 低吼 (dīhǒu)
(verb) 
Definition
(of a dog or other animal) to make a low rumbling sound, usually in anger
The dog was growling and thrashing its tail.
Synonyms
snarl
The dogs snarled at the intruders.
show its teeth

Synonyms of 'growl'

growl

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