1. (

• growling

) a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal) ;

2. (

• growl ,
• growling

) the sound of growling (as made by animals) ;

1. (

• grumble ,
• growl ,
• rumble

) to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" ;