growled

n.吠声；咆哮声

v.怒吠；咆哮；吼

I kicked the dog, which responded by growling/with a growl. 我踢了那条狗，它便狂吠起来。

The dog evinced its dislike of stranger by growl. 犬以咆哮表示憎恶生人。

He answered the question with growl. 他咆哮着回答了这个问题。

Each time I moved in her direction, a menacing growl rumbled in her throat. 我每次朝她那方向走，她喉咙里就响起威胁的咆哮声。

The dog growled at me. 那狗向我咆哮。

We heard the thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处隆隆的雷声。

growl的基本含义是“吼”,可指狗等发怒时“嚎叫”、雷声等“轰鸣”,也可指人“咆哮着说”,指因某事而发怒以至说话时非常激动。

growl多用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,用作不及物动词时,后接抽象名词或that引导的从句作宾语。也可引出直接引语。