Read full poem →A dog dost see, no spectre have we here;
He growls, doubts, lays him on his belly, too,
And wags his tail—as dogs are wont to do.
Dictionary Entry
A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. growlsgrowls lowgrowls doggrowls stomach
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Poetry examples for “growls”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →With a dirty spade.
As a tiger growls with an antelope
After the hunt,
Read full poem →To make a show of scowls.
And when he speaks from an orotund depth that growls
In a humorous way like Fielding or Smollett
Read full poem →The dogs sit on their haunches near the pail,
The least one to the stranger growls "bow wow,"
Then hurries to the door and cocks his tail,
Read full poem →And spinning's my father's desire,
While the old cat growls bass with the bellows
If eer I hitch up to the fire.
Read full poem →The hungry janizary burns for plunder,
And growls, in private, o'er his idle sabre.