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Definition of growl noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

growl

noun
 
/ɡraʊl/
 
/ɡraʊl/
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  1. a deep angry sound made when somebody/something growls
    • The dog gave a threatening growl.
    • the growl of the engine
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • low
    • guttural
    • …
    verb + growl
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    preposition
    • with a growl
    • growl of
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably imitative.
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