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What is the adjective for growling?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb growl which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

growly
  1. Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty
  2. Synonyms:
      3. guttural, hoarse, rasping, gruff, croaking, husky, grating, throaty, raspy, croaky, rough, gravelly, harsh, raucous, jarring, thick, deep, growling, inarticulate, low, harsh-sounding, scratchy, coarse, rusty, gravel, discordant, dissonant, stridulant, cracked, dry, croupy, whispering, breathy, creaky, strident, cacophonous, jangling, unmelodious, unharmonious, brassy, screeching, penetrating, squawky, ear-piercing, metallic, ear-splitting, piercing, grinding, clamorous, shrill … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You can't help but be engaged by the singer's growly, smoker's lung delivery or the band's all around smarminess.”
      “Gambon eloquently differentiates this from the growly downmarket Dublin accent he gives to the wretched, 69-year-old product of that delusion.”
      “We also need this directive because of a large and growly bear in our living room.”
growlsome
  1. Characterised or marked by growling
growling
  1. Producing a growl.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. guttural, hoarse, rasping, gruff, croaking, husky, grating, throaty, raspy, croaky, rough, gravelly, harsh, raucous, jarring, thick, deep, growly, inarticulate, low, harsh-sounding, scratchy, coarse, rusty, gravel, discordant, dissonant, stridulant, dry, cracked, rough-sounding, creaky, croupy, whispering, breathy, strident, cacophonous, jangling, unmelodious, unharmonious, brassy, screeching, penetrating, squawky, ear-piercing, metallic, ear-splitting, piercing, grinding, clamorous … more
growlier
  1. comparative form of growly: more growly
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hoarser, gruffer, huskier, throatier, raspier, croakier, rougher, harsher, thicker, deeper, lower, more guttural, more rasping, more gravelly, more raucous, more jarring, more inarticulate, scratchier, coarser, more rusty, more discordant, more dissonant, more stridulant, more cracked, drier, breathier, croupier, more whispering, creakier, more cacophonous, more strident, more unharmonious, more unmelodious, brassier, more piercing, more clamorous, more ear-splitting, more tumultuous, shriller, more penetrating, sharper, more metallic, squawkier, squeakier, tinnier, more astringent, janglier, more earsplitting, more tuneless, noisier … more
growliest
  1. superlative form of growly: most growly
  2. Synonyms:
      3. hoarsest, gruffest, huskiest, throatiest, raspiest, croakiest, roughest, harshest, thickest, deepest, lowest, most guttural, most rasping, most gravelly, most raucous, most jarring, most inarticulate, scratchiest, coarsest, most rusty, most discordant, most dissonant, most stridulant, most cracked, driest, breathiest, croupiest, most whispering, creakiest, most strident, most cacophonous, most unharmonious, most unmelodious, brassiest, most metallic, most piercing, most clamorous, most penetrating, shrillest, most tumultuous, squawkiest, sharpest, squeakiest, tinniest, most stridulous, most tuneless, most astringent, jangliest, most unmusical, noisiest … more
growled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of growl
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, barked, snarled, taunted, roared, scowled, sneered, threatened, yelled, shouted, yapped, blustered, scoffed, swore, stormed, snapped, snapt, grumbled, hissed, rasped, grunted, let loose, said angrily, let everybody know, burst out with, thundered, retorted, uttered, hurled, vented, raved, expressed, huffed, spitted, spat, lashed out, exclaimed, bellowed, ejaculated, voiced, cried out, piped up, said brusquely, gnarled, gnarred, flung, yelped, spluttered, snorted, muttered … more
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