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growler

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡraʊlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grou′lər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
growl•er  (grou′lər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that growls.
  2. Informal Termsa pitcher, pail, or other container brought by a customer for beer.
  3. British Termsa four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage.
  4. [Elect.]an electromagnetic device consisting of two field poles, used for indicating short-circuited coils in armatures and for magnetizing or demagnetizing objects.
  5. an iceberg large enough to be a navigational hazard.
  • growl + -er1 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
growler /ˈɡraʊlə/ n
  1. a person, animal, or thing that growls
  2. Brit slang obsolete a four-wheeled hansom cab
  3. Canadian a small iceberg that has broken off from a larger iceberg or from a glacier, often hazardous to shipping
  4. US slang any container, such as a can, for draught beer
  5. derogatory slang a woman, esp one who is considered physically unattractive
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
growl /graʊl/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. Zoologyto utter a deep, throaty sound of anger or hostility: [no object]The dog growled.[~ + object]The dog growled a warning.
  2. to murmur angrily;
    grumble:[no object]He's been growling at his secretary.
  3. to rumble:[no object]The thunder growled.

n. [countable]
  1. the act or sound of growling:a loud growl.
growl•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
growl  (groul),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. Zoologyto utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility:The dog growled at the mail carrier.
  2. to murmur or complain angrily;
    grumble.
  3. to rumble:The thunder growled.
  4. Music and Dance[Jazz.]to use flutter-tonguing in playing a wind instrument.

v.t. 
  1. to express by growling.

n. 
  1. the act or sound of growling.
  2. Music and Dance[Jazz.]the technique of flutter-tonguing.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English groule to rumble (said of the bowels); cognate with German grollen
growl′ing•ly, adv. 
    2. See complain. 
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