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Collocations for growl - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, low
guttural, soft, throaty
loud
angry, frustrated, threatening
The dog gave a threatening growl.
small

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VERB + growl

give, let out
hear

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PREPOSITION

with a growl
He spoke with a deep soft growl in his throat.
growl of
The growl of the engine.

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Collocations for growl - verb

ADVERB

angrily, ferociously, fiercely, menacingly
‘I'm a desperate man,’ he growled menacingly.
playfully
deeply, loudly, lowly (AmE), softly
slightly

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PHRASES

growl sth under your breath
‘Mosquitos!’ she growled under her breath.

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PREPOSITION

at
The dog growled softly at me.
in
to growl in annoyance
with
Her stomach was growling with hunger.

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Growl is used with these nouns as the subject:
dog, lion, monster, stomach, thunder, tiger, wolf

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