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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Growl

/(groul)/ · IPA /ɡɹaʊl/
01 v. i. To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
imp. & p. p. Growled; p. pr. & vb. n. Growling
  1. 1.
    To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
02 v. t. To express by growling.
  1. 1.
    To express by growling.
03 n. The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.
  1. 1.
    The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.