growling

GROWL-ing/ˈɡɹaʊlɪŋ/

4 meanings of growling

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of growl. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
The dog kept growling at the mailman through the gate.
We could hear the dogs growling behind the fence all night.
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2
adjective
Making a low, rough, angry sound from the throat.
Like the deep, rough sound a dog makes when it feels threatened.
The growling dog made the children step back from the gate.
She heard a growling noise coming from the dark basement.
Similarrumbling, grumbling, snarling
3
noununcountable
A long, low, rumbling sound made in the throat or chest.
A low growling came from the woods just past the campfire.
We felt a deep growling in the dog's chest before it barked.
Similarrumbling, grumbling, rumble
4
noununcountable
A way of playing a wind instrument to make a low, rough, rumbling sound.
Like making your voice rough on purpose while you sing a note.
The trumpet player used growling to give the solo a rough edge.
She learned growling by listening to old blues recordings.
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growling is a form of growl

growl, verb: To make a deep, angry sound, the way an angry animal does. Full entry

Forms: growlgrowls he/she/itgrowling -ing formgrowled past tense, past participle
Spelling: growl → growling: add -ing

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