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The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal: the growl of a dog.
(noun)
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A gruff surly utterance: The desk officer answered my greeting with a growl.
(noun)
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To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.
(verb-intransitive)
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To speak in an angry or surly manner.
(verb-intransitive)
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To utter by growling: growled the orders.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.