Transcription
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- [groul]
- /graʊl/
- /ɡraʊl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groul]
- /graʊl/
Definitions of growl word
- verb without object growl to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier. 1
- verb without object growl to murmur or complain angrily; grumble. 1
- verb without object growl to rumble: The thunder growled. 1
- verb without object growl Jazz. to use flutter-tonguing in playing a wind instrument. 1
- verb with object growl to express by growling. 1
- noun growl the act or sound of growling. 1
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Origin of growl
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English groule to rumble (said of the bowels); cognate with German grollen
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Growl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
growl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
growl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for growl
noun growl
- moan — a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- grunt — to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
- howl — to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- rumble — to make a deep, heavy, somewhat muffled, continuous sound, as thunder.
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
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