# growling

Pronunciation: say "GROWL-ing" /ˈɡɹaʊlɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of growl. — present participle and gerund of growl
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of growl. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The engine was growling under the strain of the steep climb._
   - _Growling low in its throat, the wolf held its ground against the strangers._

## Adjective

2. Producing a low, rumbling, throaty sound of the kind a hostile animal makes.
   - Simple: Making a low, rough, angry sound from the throat.
   - _A growling stomach interrupted the quiet of the morning meeting._
   - _The growling engine warned us that the brakes were about to fail._

## Noun

3. A drawn-out, continuous run of growls or low, guttural noises.
   - Simple: A long, low, rumbling sound made in the throat or chest.
   - _The growling of distant thunder rolled across the valley for several minutes._
   - _A steady growling rose from the crowd as the referee waved off the goal._
4. A playing technique that creates a low-pitched, rough, rumbling sound on a wind instrument.
   - Simple: A way of playing a wind instrument to make a low, rough, rumbling sound.
   - _His use of growling gave the brass section a dirty, vocal quality._
   - _Growling, paired with a plunger mute, defined the early Ellington trumpet sound._

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