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The body's low-frequency warning before the words run out.
means A deep, rumbling guttural sound made by an animal or stomach to signal threat, displeasure, or hunger.
from Likely imitative, echoing the sound itself, surfacing in English around the 1600s as 'groll' before settling into 'growl.'
Stomach versionCalled borborygmus, the rumble of gas through intestines.
Dog dialectsGrowls vary in pitch by exact context and threat.
Honest signalLarger animals produce lower growls, harder to fake.