growl

growl at (someone or something)

To make a low, guttural sound or speak in this manner. We slowly backed away as the dog growled at us. The old man growled at me to get out of his yard.
See also: growl

growl out

To speak so that one's voice has a low, guttural tone or quality. A noun or pronoun can be used between "growl" and "out." I bolted after the old man growled out a command to get out of his yard.
See also: growl, out

let out (some sound)

To utter some loud, forceful sound. I let out a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me. The lion let out an intimidating roar.
See also: let, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

growl at someone or something

to snarl at someone or something. Don't growl at me like that. The dog growled at the cat.
See also: growl

growl something out

to say something with a sound like growling or snarling. Jane growled a few words out. She growled out a few words and the gates opened for us.
See also: growl, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • growl at
  • growl at (someone or something)
  • growl out
  • groan out
  • roar away
  • whiskey tenor
  • whiskey voice
  • clear (one's) throat
  • clear your throat
  • roar at
References in periodicals archive
I will place particular emphasis on the use of growl (see section "Growl") and croak (see section "Bawl") by looking at how Dickens uses these verbs and which characters they are associated with.
Perhaps just as importantly, Growl is a soft-ground scorer and also has lots of fine placed form when the mud is flying.
As your fingernails find that spot just above his tail, you feel the rumble of a growl vibrate though him.
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Now a new study published in the journal Biology Letters claims playing recordings of tiger growls might do the trick.
Thanks to his experience as the co-founder of Flip Media, which was bought by Publicis Groupe last year for an undis- closed sum, Lalvani was able to secure seed-funding to launch a proprietary app de- velopment framework, 'Eu- reekah', which provides the foundation for Growl Me- dia'sdevelopment.
Wexler who avers that in the past two and a half years, Max was seen for office visits, grooming and boarding, and was well behaved, did not growl, snap, bare his teeth or act in a manner that put others at risk of harm.
He growls every time there's anyone or anything nearby.
"If you get a mature buck chasing around a hot doe that just won't stand still for him and then (you) have another buck or two intruding on his area, he's probably going to growl," Drury said.
According to Volvo, the XC90's engine is an industry first: a 311-horsepower, Ultra Low Emission Vehicle-rated V8, with a nicely butch engine growl. Volvo's factory process is green(ish) too, minimizing waste and using recyclable materials.
The UK-based security technology provider Security and Standards has launched Growl, its new system for the prevention of online fraud.
The first product in the range of applications to be launched is Growl, aimed at the consumer market, available for free download from
On February 2, members of a group called Grassroots Organizing for Welfare Leadership (GROWL) disrupted a speech by The Bell Curve author Charles Murray at the "New World of Welfare" conference held in Washington, D.C.
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His only way to say he doesn't like it is to growl.