growling

verb

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.

  3. 3

    To send a user a message via the Growl software library.

  4. 4

    To express (something) by growling.

    The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
  5. 5

    To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.

noun

  1. 1

    A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.

    The growling from her stomach told us she was hungry.
  2. 2

    The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.

adjective

  1. 1

    Producing a growl.

    The growling dog frightened him.

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