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May 26, 2012
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growl



Pronunciation: (groul), [key]
—v.i.
1. to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier.
2. to murmur or complain angrily; grumble.
3. to rumble: The thunder growled.
4. Jazz.to use flutter-tonguing in playing a wind instrument.

—v.t.
to express by growling.

—n.
1. the act or sound of growling.
2. Jazz.the technique of flutter-tonguing.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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