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[ verb ] to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

Synonyms

rumble grumble

Examples

: "he grumbled a rude response." "Stones grumbled down the cliff"

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

One , more horrible than the rest , lunged , growling deep in his throat , his hair bristling .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

`` Bunch of damn jerks '' , Hub growled .

Related terms

utter rumble growling

2
[ noun ] the sound of growling (as made by animals)

Synonyms

growling

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

I always felt the memory was present in both of them , stirring in their chests like a laugh or a growl , as eager as an animal to be out .

Related terms

cry grumble

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