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