Growling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)

the sound of growling (as made by animals)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈaʊlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaʊlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaʊlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈaʊlɪŋ/.

Examples

he grumbled a rude response
Stones grumbled down the cliff

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

growl grumble rumble

Parts of Speech

noun	a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
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

knurrt

eine schroffe oder wütende Äußerung (die an das Knurren eines Tieres denken lässt)

🇫🇷French

grondement

un énoncé bourru ou colérique (évoquant le grognement d'un animal)

🇪🇸Spanish

gruñendo

una expresión brusca o enojada (que sugiere el gruñido de un animal)

🇮🇹Italian

ringhiando

un'espressione burbera o arrabbiata (suggerisce il ringhio di un animale)

🇳🇱Dutch

grommen

een norse of boze uiting (suggestief voor het grommen van een dier)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rosnando

uma expressão rouca ou raivosa (sugestiva do rosnado de um animal)

🇷🇺Russian

рычание

грубое или гневное высказывание (наводящее на рычание животного)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लगाकर गुर्राता

एक कर्कश या क्रोधित उच्चारण (किसी जानवर के गुर्राने का संकेत)

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্জন

একটি ক্ষোভ বা রাগান্বিত উচ্চারণ (একটি প্রাণীর গর্জনের ইঙ্গিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுமுகிறது

ஒரு முரட்டுத்தனமான அல்லது கோபமான பேச்சு (ஒரு விலங்கின் உறுமலைக் குறிக்கும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

మూలుగుతూ

మొరటుగా లేదా కోపంగా ఉచ్చారణ (జంతువు కేకలు వేయడాన్ని సూచించేది)

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरणे

कुरकुर किंवा रागावलेले उच्चार (प्राण्यांच्या गुरगुरण्याचे सूचक)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્જના

કર્કશ અથવા ગુસ્સે ઉચ્ચારણ (પ્રાણીના ગડગડાટનું સૂચન)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಣಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದ

ಕಠೋರ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಪದ ಮಾತು (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಘರ್ಜನೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുരളുന്നു

ഒരു പരുക്കൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കോപാകുലമായ ഉച്ചാരണം (ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ അലർച്ചയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਜਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਘਬਰਾਹਟ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਾਕ (ਕਿਸੇ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੇ ਵਧਣ ਦਾ ਸੁਝਾਅ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گرجتا ہوا

ایک بدمزاجی یا غصے میں بولنا (جانور کے گرنے کا اشارہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咆哮

粗鲁或愤怒的话语（暗示动物的咆哮）

🇯🇵Japanese

うなる

無愛想または怒りの発言（動物のうなり声を思わせる）

🇰🇷Korean

으르렁거리는 소리

거친 말이나 화난 말(동물의 으르렁거림을 암시)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gầm gừ

một lời nói cộc cằn hoặc giận dữ (gợi ý về tiếng gầm gừ của động vật)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggeram

ucapan kasar atau marah (menunjukkan geraman binatang)

🇵🇭Filipino

ungol

isang masungit o galit na pananalita (nagmumungkahi ng ungol ng isang hayop)

🇲🇾Malay

geram

ujaran kasar atau marah (menunjukkan geraman haiwan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهدر

كلام خشن أو غاضب (يوحي بهدر حيوان)

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

سخنی خشن یا عصبانی

🇹🇷Turkish

hırıltı

huysuz veya kızgın bir ifade (bir hayvanın hırıltısını düşündürür)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַהַם

אמירה עצבנית או כועסת (המרמזת על נהמת חיה)

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