growl

growl
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noun
ADJECTIVE
deep, low
guttural, soft, throaty
loud
angry, frustrated, threatening

The dog gave a threatening growl.

small
VERB + GROWL
give, let out
hear
PREPOSITION
with a growl

He spoke with a deep soft growl in his throat.

growl of

The growl of the engine.

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verb
ADVERB
angrily, ferociously, fiercely, menacingly

‘I'm a desperate man,’ he growled menacingly.

playfully
deeply, loudly, lowly (AmE), softly
slightly
PHRASES
growl sth under your breath

‘Mosquitos!’ she growled under her breath.

PREPOSITION
at

The dog growled softly at me.

in

to growl in annoyance

with

Her stomach was growling with hunger.

Growl is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog, ↑lion, ↑monster, ↑stomach, ↑thunder, ↑tiger, ↑wolf

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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