[{"word":"growls","phonetic":"/ɡɹaʊlz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɡɹaʊlz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) The rumbling sound made by a person's stomach when hungry.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) An aggressive grumbling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) A low-pitched rumbling sound produced with a wind instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"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":[]}],"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/growls"]}]