Growl

[imp. & p. p. GROWLED; p. pr. & vb. n. GROWLING.] [D. grollen, to grunt, murmur, be angry, kröllen, to caterwaul, Ger. grollen, O. Ger. grullen, to be angry, from M. H. Ger. grellen, to cry angrily. See GRILL.] To murmur or snarl, as a dog; to utter an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.

To express by growling. Thomson.