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Webster 1828 Edition


Growling

GROWL'ING

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ppr.
Grumbling; snarling.

Definition 2024


growling

growling

English

Adjective

growling (not comparable)

  1. Producing a growl.
    The growling dog frightened him.

Noun

growling (plural growlings)

  1. A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
    The growling from her stomach told us she was hungry.

Verb

growling

  1. present participle of growl
  2. musical device where a 'growling' sound is produced on a brass instrument by literally growling with the vocal cords while playing the note.