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Growl vs Grunt - What's the difference?

growl | grunt |

As nouns the difference between growl and grunt

is that growl is the deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound while grunt is a short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.

As verbs the difference between growl and grunt

is that growl is to utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound while grunt is frequentative: gruntle.

growl

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (dialectal) * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
  • The sound made by a hungry stomach.

    • Derived terms

    * death growl

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
    • The dog growled at me as I walked past.
  • To express (something) by growling.
    • The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.
  • (software) To send a user a message via the software library.

    • grunt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
  • The snorting cry of a pig.
  • Any fish of the perciform family Haemulidae.
  • (label) An infantry soldier. (From the verb, just like all the other senses.)

    • Derived terms

    * grunt boy * grunt work

    Verb

    (en verb) * Frequentative: gruntle
  • To make a grunt or grunts.
  • * Shakespeare
  • To make a grunt or grunts.
  • To break wind; to fart.

    • References

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