Synonyms for growl
Definitions
- v. 1
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
The dog growled at me as I walked past.
- v. 2
Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
Related words
- Word family
- growler
- Phrases
- death growl
Forms
- Past participle
- growled
e.g. growled → grumbled, muttered, rumbled, groaned…
Example sentences
- rumble From somewhere in the distance came an ominous rumble.
- groan Tobias heard a very faint groan in the dark.
- grumble His grandparents do nothing but grumble all day.
- mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
- snarl The creature continued to snarl as it got closer to Boris.
By length
- 4 letters
- moan1, gurl, gnar
- 5 letters
- groan1, grunt1, snarl1, croak1, gnarl1
- 6 letters
- rumble2, murmur2, mutter2
- 7 letters
- grumble2
- 8 letters
- complain2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rumble2 = 2 syllables).