growling
verb
- 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
Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
- 3
To send a user a message via the Growl software library.
- 4
To express (something) by growling.
“The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.”
- 5
To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
noun
- 1
A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
“The growling from her stomach told us she was hungry.”
- 2
The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.
adjective
- 1
Producing a growl.
“The growling dog frightened him.”
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