growl

[US]/ɡraʊl/
[UK]/ɡraʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. (af dyr) lave en lav, guttural lyd, (af torden) brumme
vt. tale eller sige noget i en lav, truende stemme
n. en lav, guttural lyd, en truende stemme
Word Forms
Present Participlegrowling
Past Participlegrowled
Pluralgrowls
Past Tensegrowled
Third Person Singulargrowls

Phrases & Collocations

low growl

lavt knurren

ferocious growl

voldsomt knurren

growl menacingly

knurre truende

deep growl

dybt knurren

Example Sentences

The dog began to growl at the stranger.

Hunden begyndte at knurre ad fremmede.

The lion let out a menacing growl.

Løven lød et truende knurren.

She could hear the growl of thunder in the distance.

Hun kunne høre tordnens knurren i det fjerne.

The stomach growl indicated he was hungry.

Maveknurren indikerede, at han var sulten.

The engine began to growl as the car accelerated.

Motoren begyndte at knurre, mens bilen accelererede.

The bear let out a deep growl before charging.

Bjørnen lød et dybt knurren, før den angreb.

The growl of the wind outside made the house feel eerie.

Vindens knurren udenfor fik huset til at føles uhyggeligt.

His stomach emitted a loud growl during the meeting.

Hans mave udstødte et højt knurren under mødet.

The angry customer's growl could be heard across the store.

Den vrede kundes knurren kunne høres over hele butikken.

The monster's growl echoed through the dark cave.

Monsterets knurren rungede gennem den mørke hule.

Real-world Examples

" Dobby, " growled Harry; this injustice still rankled.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

There was a fierce growl, probably from Trufflehunter.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

As the door creaked, low, rumbling growls met their ears.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Before Scar could even let out a growl of frustration, his snack had disappeared.

Source: The Lion King (audiobook)

" He didn'! " he growled at Hermione.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" The hours, " he growled in explanation.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

" No other headmaster or headmistress ever gave more to this school, " growled Hagrid.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" Course Dumbledore trusts you, " growled Moody.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Pajama party, is it? " he growled up the stairs.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" The trebuchets, " the Shavepate growled. " All six" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

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