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Growling vs Grunting - What's the difference?

growling | grunting |

As nouns the difference between growling and grunting

is that growling is a sustained instance of growls or guttural noises while grunting is a sound that grunts.

As verbs the difference between growling and grunting

is that growling is present participle of lang=en while grunting is present participle of grunt.

As an adjective growling

is producing a growl.

growling

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Producing a growl.
    • The growling dog frightened him.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
    • The growling from her stomach told us she was hungry.

    Verb

    (head)
  • musical device where a 'growling' sound is produced on a brass instrument by literally growling with the vocal cords while playing the note.

    • grunting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that grunts.