growl – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to growl
Participle: growled
Gerund: growling

Cognates

See the 3 cognates of growl

Indicative

Subjunctive

Conditional

Imperative

you	growl
we	Let's growl
you	growl

Indicative

Conditional

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snarl

snap, gnarl

mumble

bark, grumble, bellow, roar, rumble, mutter, complain, moan

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1667, from M.E. grolling "rumbling in the bowels" (c.1380), from O.Fr. grouler "to rumble," said to be from Frank., probably ult. of imitative origin.
2. From Middle English groulen, grollen, gurlen (“of the bowels: to growl, rumble”), either possibly from Old French groler (variant of croler (“to be agitated, shake”)), grouler, grouller (“to growl, grumble”), from Frankish *grullen, *gruljan or from Old English gryllan, both from Proto-Germanic *gruljaną (“to make a sound; to growl, grumble, rumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise; to mumble, murmur; to rattle; to grind; to rub, stroke”), probably ultimately imitative. The word is cognate with Middle Dutch grollen (“to make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be angry”) (modern Dutch grollen (“to grumble”)), German grollen (“to rumble; to be angry, bear ill will”), Old English grillan, griellan (“to provoke, offend; to gnash the teeth”). Compare grill.
3. The noun is derived from the verb. See: Dutch 'grollen', German, old spelling 'grollen', Old English 'grillan'.

Verbs referencing "growl"

German, old spelling grollen.

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