[{"word":"growling","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.","synonyms":["gnar","gnarl","gurl","snarl"],"antonyms":[],"example":"The dog growled at me as I walked past."},{"definition":"Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To send a user a message via the Growl software library.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To express (something) by growling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The old man growled his displeasure at the postman."},{"definition":"To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["gnar","gnarl","gurl","snarl"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The growling from her stomach told us she was hungry."},{"definition":"The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Producing a growl.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The growling dog frightened him."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/growl","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/growling"]}]