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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

growl
    n 1: the sound of growling (as made by animals) [syn: growl,
         growling]
    v 1: to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a
         rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn:
         grumble, growl, rumble]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Growl \Growl\, v. t.
   To express by growling. --Thomson.
   [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Growl \Growl\, n.
   The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling
   sound.
   [1913 Webster]

4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Growl \Growl\ (groul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Growled (grould);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Growling.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be
   angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.]
   To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give
   forth an angry, grumbling sound. --Gay.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for growl:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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