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Prowled vs Growled - What's the difference?

prowled | growled |

As verbs the difference between prowled and growled

is that prowled is (prowl) while growled is (growl).

prowled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (prowl)

  • prowl

    English

    Verb

  • To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
  • He prowls each place, still in new colours decked.
    Watch the lioness prowling in the shrubbery for zebras.
    It's tough to sneak vandalism into Wikipedia as there are plenty of other users prowling the Recent Changes page.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Mark Ashenden , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=While McCarthy prowled the touchline barking orders, his opposite number watched on motionless and expressionless and, with 25 minutes to go, decided to throw on Nicolas Anelka for Kalou. }}
  • To idle; to go about aimlessly.
  • That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
  • (obsolete) To collect by plunder.
  • to prowl money

    Derived terms

    * on the prowl * prowl car

    Derived terms

    * prowler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) The act of prowling.
  • I'm going on a midnight prowl .
    (Smart)

    growled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (growl)

  • 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.