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growling

growling adjective: producing a growl. Also the present participle and gerund of growl.

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.
  2. (jazz) The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.

Also used as

growling is also the present participle and gerund of growl.

Examples of growling in a sentence

  • The growler gets its name because of a growling noise it emits upon finding an electrical short.
  • Nico was growling when he anxiously pressed the message retrieval key.
  • Over time (seven years), the growling has evolved into a more playful behavior.

All 21 example sentences with growling

Forms of growling

pluralgrowlings

Words formed from growling

Questions about growling

What does growling mean?
Growling means producing a growl.
What part of speech is growling?
Growling can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near growling in the dictionary

  1. growlf
  2. growlier
  3. growliest
  4. growlin'
  5. growliness
  6. growling
  7. growlingly
  8. growlings
  9. growls
  10. growlsome
  11. growly

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