GROWL


Meaning of GROWL in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , low

▪ guttural , soft , throaty

▪ loud

▪ angry , frustrated , threatening

The dog gave a threatening ~.

▪ small

VERB + GROWL

▪ give , let out

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

He spoke with a deep soft ~ in his throat.

▪ ~ of

The ~ of the engine.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ angrily , ferociously , fiercely , menacingly

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

▪ playfully

▪ deeply , loudly , lowly ( AmE ), softly

▪ slightly

PHRASES

▪ ~ sth under your breath

‘Mosquitos!’ she ~ed under her breath.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

The dog ~ed softly at me.

▪ in

to ~ in annoyance

▪ with

Her stomach was ~ing with hunger.

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

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .