Prowled vs Growled - What's the difference?
prowled | growled |
(prowl)
To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
* Sir Philip Sidney
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To idle; to go about aimlessly.
(obsolete) To collect by plunder.
(growl)
The deep, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal; a grumbling sound.
The sound made by a hungry stomach.
To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
To express (something) by growling.
(software) To send a user a message via the software library.
As verbs the difference between prowled and growled
is that prowled is (prowl) while growled is (growl).prowled
English
Verb
(head)prowl
English
Verb
- 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.
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- That dandy has nothing better to do than prowl around town all day in his pinstripe suit.
- to prowl money
Derived terms
* on the prowl * prowl carDerived terms
* prowlergrowled
English
Verb
(head)growl
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (dialectal) * (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* death growlVerb
(en verb)- The dog growled at me as I walked past.
- The old man growled his displeasure at the postman.