1syllable
growls
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Definitions ofgrowls
1noun
- A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
- (by extension) The rumbling sound made by a person's stomach when hungry.
- (by extension) An aggressive grumbling.
- (by extension) A low-pitched rumbling sound produced with a wind instrument.
1verb
- To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
Example: "The dog growled at me as I walked past."
- Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
- To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
- To express (something) by growling.
Example: "The old man growled his displeasure at the postman."
- To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
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