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词汇 growl
释义 growl
verb[ I ]
uk /ɡraʊl/ us /ɡraʊl/
to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger: (通常指因为愤怒)发出低沉的吼叫,咆哮
growl atThe dog growled at her and snapped at her ankles.那条狗咆哮着在她脚踝上咬了一口。
[ + speech ]"Not now, I'm busy," he growled.“现在不行,我忙着呢,”他吼道。
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Animal (non-human) sounds
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barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cheep
cockcrow
coo
honk
miaow
moo
peep
purr
quack
trill
trumpet
tu-whit tu-whoo
warble
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Becoming angry and expressing anger
growl
noun[ C ]
uk /ɡraʊl/ us /ɡraʊl/
a long, low sound, like the threatening sound made by a dog:
The dog eyed me suspiciously and gave a low growl.
The routes would have airplanes flying over areas of the north East Valley that are now unfamiliar with the growl of jet engines.
He's a creature of undetermined species whose foul smell and loud growls panicked picnickers for several summers.
It wasn't until about 2 p.m. Sunday when downtown Tampa felt the storm in earnest, with trees swaying at odd angles and wind making an eerie growl.
Cameras and crowds respond to him because he comes fully to life before an audience, his low growl blossoming into an orotund baritone.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cheep
cockcrow
coo
honk
miaow
moo
peep
purr
quack
trill
trumpet
tu-whit tu-whoo
warble
whinny

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Sounds made by humans with their mouths

growl | American Dictionary


growl
verb[ I ]
us/ɡrɑʊl/
to make a low, rough sound, usually in anger:
The dog growled at her.
If your stomach growls, it is making a low, continuous noise because you are hungry.

growl


noun[ C ]us/ɡrɑʊl/
I heard a growl outside our tent, and prayed that whatever was out there would go away.

Examples of growl


growl
The man eating spaghetti growled.
I was about to talk about the dog barking or growling.
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In the name of common sense why are they growling now because they are earning more?
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I can well remember the angry growls which arose on the benches round him when he said it.
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Our west highland terrier, which was at her side, growled and showed her teeth.
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However, a doctrinal objection to all intervention—reflected by the primitive growls which greeted my earlier question—is wholly impracticable.
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I can assure him that my growls are the most private parts of our con- versation.
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There has certainly been a continuous series of these audible growls during the present debate.
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In these matters every member of the public has his own personal experience and growls upon these subjects.
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A dog normally gives a warning sign when it is about to attack someone—for example, the milkman or the coalman—by growling or barking.
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I believe that every duke that makes a speech and grumbles and growls against this tax is worth several thousand votes each time to the other side.
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Apart from a few half-hearted growls.
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What are you growling about, then?
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I am not growling about it.
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Additionally, saxophonics often entails the use of altissimo, overtones, growling, and other extended techniques.
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