growling

Questions about growling

What does growling mean?

growling means "a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in growling?

growling has 2 syllables: grow-ling. The stress falls on "grow". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹoʊlɪŋ/.

What is another word for growling?

Close synonyms include growl. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is growling a common word?

growling is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.