growly


growl

G0288200 (groul)n.1. The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal: the growl of a dog.2. A gruff surly utterance: The desk officer answered my greeting with a growl.v. growled, growl·ing, growls v.intr.1. To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.2. To speak in an angry or surly manner.v.tr. To utter by growling: growled the orders.
[Middle English groule, grollen, to rumble, growl, probably from Old French grouler, of Germanic origin.]
growl′y adj.

growly

(ˈɡraʊlɪ) adj, -lier or -liestresembling a growl