Growl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of growling (as made by animals)

to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈaʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaʊl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡɹˈaʊl/.

Examples

he grumbled a rude response
Stones grumbled down the cliff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grumble growling rumble

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of growling (as made by animals)
verb	to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds “he grumbled a rude response”

Word Forms

growl	verb	to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
grumble	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
grumbling	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
growler	noun	a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl
growling	noun	the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growl	noun	the sound of growling (as made by animals)
rumble	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise
rumbling	noun	a loud low dull continuous noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knurren

das Geräusch von Knurren (wie es von Tieren erzeugt wird)

🇫🇷French

grognement

le son des grognements (produits par les animaux)

🇪🇸Spanish

gruñido

el sonido de gruñidos (como los que hacen los animales)

🇮🇹Italian

ringhiare

il suono del ringhio (come prodotto dagli animali)

🇳🇱Dutch

grommen

het geluid van grommen (zoals gemaakt door dieren)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rosnar

o som de rosnados (feitos por animais)

🇷🇺Russian

рычать

звук рычания (издаваемого животными)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बादल की गरज

गुर्राने की आवाज (जैसा कि जानवरों द्वारा बनाई गई है)

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্জন

গর্জনের শব্দ (প্রাণীদের দ্বারা তৈরি)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுமல்

உறுமலின் சத்தம் (விலங்குகளால் செய்யப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

కేక

కేక యొక్క శబ్దం (జంతువులు చేసిన విధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरणे

गुरगुरण्याचा आवाज (प्राण्यांनी बनवलेला)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્જના

ગર્જનાનો અવાજ (પ્રાણીઓ દ્વારા બનાવેલ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಣಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಕೂಗುವ ಶಬ್ದ (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുരളുക

മുരളുന്ന ശബ്ദം (മൃഗങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਜਣਾ

ਗਰਜਣ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گرجنا

گرجنے کی آواز (جیسا کہ جانوروں نے بنایا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咆哮

咆哮的声音（由动物发出）

🇯🇵Japanese

うなる

（動物が発するような）うなり声

🇰🇷Korean

으르렁거리다

으르렁거리는 소리(동물이 내는 소리)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gầm gừ

âm thanh gầm gừ (như do động vật tạo ra)

🇹🇭Thai

คำราม

เสียงคำราม (ดังที่สัตว์ทำขึ้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggeram

suara geraman (seperti yang dibuat oleh binatang)

🇵🇭Filipino

ungol

ang tunog ng ungol (tulad ng ginawa ng mga hayop)

🇲🇾Malay

geram

bunyi geraman (seperti yang dibuat oleh haiwan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذمر

صوت الهدر (كما تصنعه الحيوانات)

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

صدای غرغر (که توسط حیوانات ساخته می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

hırıltı

hırıltı sesi (hayvanların çıkardığı gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְהוֹם

קול נהמה (כפי שהושמע על ידי בעלי חיים)

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The primary meaning of 'growl' is 'the sound of growling (as made by animals)'.

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Using 'growl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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