Plural of growl
regular plural
The plural of growl is growls.
Forms of growl
| Singular | growl /ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | growls /ɡɹaʊlz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Growls in a sentence
- The bear Sackerson growls in the pit near it, Paris garden.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry groundling
- Here he again approached Teeka only to be again greeted with bared fangs and menacing growls.1916, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 3, in Jungle Tales of Tarzan, A. C. McClurg. From the entry placate
- With bared fangs and bristling necks they advanced slowly toward him, with deep-throated, ominous growls.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 196. From the entry bull
- When I ask for a kissie, I often get a growl-kissie - she growls while licking my cheek.2001 July 7, FurPaw, “Rhodesian Ridgeback.”, in rec.pets.dogs.behavior (Usenet), archived from the original on 04 Dec 2025. From the entry kissie
- Over the radio net the battlemasters chattered in yashi growls and hisses as they shuffled patrol formations again.1988, Christopher Rowley, Golden Sunlands, Legend, →ISBN, page 177. From the entry battlemaster
Meaning of growl
- noun A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
- noun A similar sound made by a human.
- noun The rumbling sound made by a human's hungry stomach.
Questions about the plural of growl
- What is the plural of growl?
- The plural of growl is growls.
- Is growl countable?
- Growl is a countable noun.
Source and license
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