growl

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. mutter, grumble, snarl; complain, howl. See lamentation, threat.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A low, beastlike sound]

Syn. snarl, gnarl, gnar*, moan, bark, bellow, rumble, roar, howl, grumble, grunt.

2. [Speech resembling a growl, sense 1]

Syn. grumble, rumble, mumble; see noise 1 .

v.

1. [To make a low, deep sound]

Syn. snarl, gnarl, gnar*; see grumble 2 .

2. [To speak as if growling]

Syn. snarl, grumble, upbraid; see complain 1 , scold .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

snarl, grumble, rumble, gnarl, howl, *give a throaty warning, roar, bark, make a guttural noise.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To make a continuous deep reverberating sound: boom, grumble, roll, rumble. See SOUNDS.