Growl \Growl\ (groul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Growled} (grould); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growling}.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.] To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. --Gay.
Growl \Growl\, v. t. To express by growling. --Thomson.
Growl \Growl\, n. The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.
Marsalis' dynamics were subtle and brilliant, from a light line ending in a growl to a plunger mute line melting into honey.
Gerald Ford dumped Rockefeller in 1976 in favor of Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, who campaigned at a low growl and shocked viewers of his debate with Mondale when he blamed Democrats for all the wars of the 20th Century.
Mr Badenhorst's standard reply to this charge was to growl that critics should await the group's 1992-93 results before passing judgment. That occasion arrived on Monday.
"He can just barely growl," the primitive lettering in the cartoon explains.