(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When a dog or other animal ~s, it makes a low noise in its throat, usually because it is angry.
The dog was biting, ~ing and wagging its tail.
VERB: V
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Growl is also a noun.
The bear exposed its teeth in a muffled ~.
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2.
If someone ~s something, they say something in a low, rough, and angry voice. (WRITTEN)
His fury was so great he could hardly speak. He ~ed some unintelligible words at Pete...
‘I should have killed him,’ Sharpe ~ed.
VERB: V n, V with quote
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Growl is also a noun.
...with an angry ~ of contempt for her own weakness.
N-COUNT