Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

growl

[groul] / graʊl /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

When Mr. Cameron’s Na’vi growl and bare their teeth at one another, they come across as campy and catty critters—“Real Housewives of Pandora.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"I'd forget I was dressed as Salt, he'd growl and I'd think: 'Oh yeah, I'm blue'."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

She dropped into her gravelly Cookie Monster growl for the answer: “Brown food tastes good.”

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Its enormous, melancholy and melodic sound pulls from electronic music, jazz, hip-hop and ambient, landing between the dazed crunch of Deftones and growl of Meshuggah, sharing Gen Z’s genre-agnostic outlook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

Master Wingfield answers Captain Smith in a low growl.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




Vocabulary lists containing growl


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "growl" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com