growl

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Synonyms: prowl, gowl, grow, grool, crowl, grown, rowl, grows, grol, growe, trowl

Antonyms: prowl, gowl, grow, grool, crowl, grown, rowl, grows, grol, growe, trowl

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Noun

1. A [[deep#Adjective|deep]], [[rumbling#Adjective|rumbling]], [[threatening#Adjective|threatening]] [[sound#Noun|sound]] made in the [[throat]] by an [[animal]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A similar sound made by a human.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} The rumbling sound made by a human's [[hungry]] [[stomach]].
4. {{lb|en|by extension}} An [[aggressive]] [[grumbling#Noun|grumbling]].
5. {{lb|en|jazz|by extension}} A [[low-pitched]] rumbling sound [[produce#Verb|produced]] with a [[wind instrument]].
6. {{lb|en|by extension}} [[death growl|Death growl]]

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[utter#Verb|utter]] a [[deep#Adjective|deep]] [[guttural]] [[sound#Noun|sound]], as an [[angry]] [[animal]]; to [[give forth]] an angry, [[grumbling#Adjective|grumbling]] sound.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|jazz}} Of a [[wind instrument]]: to [[produce#Verb|produce]] a [[low-pitched]] rumbling sound.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|software}} To [[send]] a [[user]] a [[message#Noun|message]] via the [[w:Growl (software)|Growl]] [[software]] [[library]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[express#Verb|express]] (something) by [[growling#Noun|growling]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|jazz}} To [[play#Verb|play]] a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
6. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[perform]] [[death growl]] [[vocals]].

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