growling

ADJECTIVE

guttural

Synonyms

STRONG

grating husky low rasping rough thick

WEAK

glottal gravelly gruff harsh hoarse inarticulate sepulchral throaty

Antonyms

STRONG

thin

WEAK

dulcet

ADJECTIVE

hoarse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discordant gravelly gruff harsh raucous throaty

WEAK

blatant breathy cracked croaking croaky croupy dry grating guttural husky indistinct jarring piercing ragged rough scratching squawking stertorous strident stridulous thick uneven whispering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nice polite soft

WEAK

smooth soothing

ADJECTIVE

husky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gruff hoarse throaty

STRONG

croaking guttural rasping rough

WEAK

croaky harsh loud raucous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

soft

WEAK

little low quiet small thin

ADJECTIVE

peevish

Synonyms

WEAK

acrimonious angry bad-tempered cantankerous captious carping caviling childish churlish complaining crabbed cranky critical cross crotchety crusty cussed fault-finding fractious fretful fretting grouchy grousing grumpy huffy ill-natured mean morose obstinate ogre ornery out-of-sorts pertinacious petulant querulous short-tempered snappy splenetic sulky sullen surly tetchy touchy ugly waspish waspy whining

Antonyms

WEAK

accepting friendly happy pleasant

Example Sentences

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It’s 8 pm on a Thursday and my stomach is growling for food.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

Later in the record, a growling bass clarinet on “I Need You” makes the jazzy beat sound dangerous, like slow exhalations from a sleeping dragon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

You’ve heard of Goldilocks and the three bears, but not even five growling beasts can disrupt this rally.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

But Osbourne was a passionate admirer of the Beatles, and you can hear their influence on the pastoral chorus of this song, before Tony Iommi powers in with a growling guitar line.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Akira and Sue limped through a patch of California lilac and white firs, the fire hissing and growling somewhere behind them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

growling

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