growl
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animalTo utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
» Tom's dog started growling at Mary.
Пёс Тома зарычал на Мэри.
Собака Тома загарчав на Мері.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
The dog growled at me as I walked past.
knurren
рыча́тьryčátʹ
гарча́тиharčáty, рича́тиryčáty
(intransitive)Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
(intransitive)To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
(transitive)To express (something) by growling.
The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
ворча́тьvorčátʹ, бурча́тьburčátʹ
(transitive)To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
(intransitive)To perform death growl vocals.
Examples
151 sentencesTom's dog started growling at Mary.
Собака Тома загарчав на Мері.
ruПёс Тома зарычал на Мэри.
The dogs started growling at Tom.
Tom didn't hear the dog growl.
I can hear your stomach growling.
deIch kann deinen Magen knurren hören.
I could hear my stomach growling.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English groulen, grollen, gurlen (“of the bowels: to growl, rumble”), either pFrom Middle English groulen, grollen, gurlen (“of the bowels: to growl, rumble”), either possibly from Old French groler (variant of croler (“to be agitated, shake”)), grouler, grouller (“to growl, grumble”), from Frankish *grullen, *gruljan or from Old English gryllan, both from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to make a sound; to growl, grumble, rumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise; to mumble, murmur; to rattle; to grind; to rub, stroke”), probably ultimately imitative. The word is cognate with Middle Dutch grollen (“to make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be angry”) (modern Dutch grollen (“to grumble”)), German grollen (“to rumble; to be angry, bear ill will”), Old English grillan, griellan (“to provoke, offend; to gnash the teeth”). Compare grill.
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Forms
growls, growling, growled, growledSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle