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Growling vs Humming - What's the difference?

growling | humming |

As nouns the difference between growling and humming

is that growling is a sustained instance of growls or guttural noises while humming is the sound of something that hums; a hum.

As verbs the difference between growling and humming

is that growling is while humming is .

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.

    • humming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of something that hums; a hum.
  • * 1969 , New York Magazine (volume 2, number 49, 8 December 1969, page 70)
    • There are some contemporary additions to these scattered fragments from Shakespeare. Mostly they are songs; sometimes they are various screechings and hummings