GROWL
What does "GROWL" mean?
To make a low, guttural, threatening sound, as an angry animal does.
Meanings
- To make a deep rumbling, hostile sound. The dog growled at the stranger by the gate.
- To speak in a low, surly, or angry tone. He growled a reply and went back to his coffee.
- A low rumbling sound. A growl of thunder rolled across the valley.
Word origin
Probably imitative in origin, with the sound of the word echoing the low rumble it names; recorded in English from the seventeenth century.
Remember it
GROWL hides 'OWL' at the end, but no owl growls - that's the trick that makes it stick.
A little poem
Before the bark, before the bite,
a warning kept low in the throat-
the body asking, politely, for room.
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Wordplay
- My stomach growled in the meeting. Apparently it had a low opinion of the agenda too.
What it teaches
A growl is a warning offered for free; ignore it and the next message costs more.
Quick facts
What does GROWL mean?
To make a low, guttural, threatening sound, as an angry animal does.
Is GROWL a valid word?
Yes — GROWL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GROWL?
GROWL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GROWL come from?
Probably imitative in origin, with the sound of the word echoing the low rumble it names; recorded in English from the seventeenth century.
What can GROWL teach us?
A growl is a warning offered for free; ignore it and the next message costs more.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.