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growlingly

growlingly adverb: in a growling manner; with growls.

Adverb

growlingly (comparative more growlingly, superlative most growlingly)

  1. In a growling manner; with growls.
    • Under the command of Dr. Lonnie Smith, the Hammond B-3 organ can be subtly atmospheric or growlingly ecstatic.2009 July 3, Nate Chinen, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times

Forms of growlingly

comparativemore growlingly
superlativemost growlingly

Origin of growlingly

From growling + -ly.

Questions about growlingly

What does growlingly mean?
Growlingly means in a growling manner; with growls.
What part of speech is growlingly?
Growlingly is an adverb.

Words near growlingly in the dictionary

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

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