Definition
Making a deep, threatening sound like an angry animal, or speaking in an angry or gruff manner.
Etymology
From Middle Dutch 'grollen' or similar Germanic roots meaning to grumble or make low sounds; it evolved to describe animal sounds.
Kelly Says
Dogs don't actually growl as a warning first—that growl is their last attempt to communicate before biting; ignoring a dog's growl is ignoring their polite way of saying 'back off.'
Translations
ARالعربية
خرخرة
khar-khar-ah
CSČeština
štěkotání
shtek-oh-tah-nee
DEDeutsch
Knurren
knuhr-en
ELΕλληνικά
σκυθρωπό
sky-thro-po
ESEspañol
gruñido
gru-NYEE-doh
FISuomi
örähtää
oreh-taah
FRFrançais
grognissement
groh-nyih-smahn
HUMagyar
morogás
mo-roh-gaash
IDBahasa Indonesia
geraman
ge-ra-man
ITItaliano
ringhio
rin-kee-oh
KO한국어
으르렁거림
eul-leung-geo-rim
MRMR
भरभरा
bha-ra-bha-rah
MSBahasa Melayu
geraman
ge-ra-man
NLNederlands
grommelen
grohm-meh-len
PTPortuguês
rosnar
roh-snahr
RUРусский
рычание
rycha-nee-ye
TRTürkçe
kükreme
koo-kreh-meh
VITiếng Việt
gầm gừ
gam gu
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-koo-sheh-lah