growl

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++growl /ɡraʊl/ ●○○ verb  1  [intransitive]LOW SOUND OR VOICE if an animal growls, it makes a long deep angry sound 〔动物〕低声吼叫 → bark, snarlgrowl at The dog growled at me. 那狗冲着我低声吼叫。2  [intransitive, transitive]LOW SOUND OR VOICEANGRY to say something in a low angry voice 怒气冲冲地低声说 SYN snarl ‘Get out of my way, ’ he growled. “滚开。”他低声咆哮道。growl at ‘Who are you?’ he growled at me. “你是谁？”他冲着我低吼道。► see thesaurus at say —growl noun [countable] He heard a low growl behind him. 他听到身后一声低吼。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

growl• ""Come over here and say that, '' he growled.• "Leave that alone, " she growled.• Barnabas dashed down the stairs and crouched by the mail slot, growling.• Instead, after work my stomach was always growling.• He walked into the house, growled a few words at my mother and then went upstairs to bed.• The sun came and went, thunder clouds growling and swirling up the valley.• Their dog growls at everyone.• When it got older it got real fat and started to growl at me.• The wolves are growling right outside our walls, and the gate damn well better hold.• Martin, growling savagely at the yobs, daring them to interfere.• The thin man complained and continued to argue but no-one took notice but Michael, who growled tersely at his cowardice.Origin growl (1600-1700) Probably from the sound

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growl
growl /ɡraʊl/ verb1. [intransitive] if an animal growls, it makes a long deep angry sound ⇨ bark, snarl
    growl at
    The dog growled at me.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to say something in a low angry voice
   SYN  snarl:
    ‘Get out of my way,’ he growled.
    growl at
    ‘Who are you?’ he growled at me.
—growl noun [countable]:
    He heard a low growl behind him.
     

THESAURUS

■ different ways of saying something
   ▪ whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
   ▪ mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: He mumbled his thanks.
   ▪ mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath. | She muttered something about having to go home early.
   ▪ murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
   ▪ growl to say something in a low angry voice: ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
   ▪ snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
   ▪ exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
   ▪ blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
   ▪ stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.