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How to pronounce growled

Say it like GROWLD. Growled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡraʊld/GROWLD
UK British/ɡraʊld/GROWLD
  • GROWLD
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Growled pronunciation, sound by sound

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  1. GROWLDSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ow" in now.

American vs British pronunciation of growled

American and British speakers say growled in essentially the same way: /ɡraʊld/ in the US and /ɡraʊld/ in the UK.

British respelling: GROWLD.

What does growled mean?

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of growl How to pronounce growl

Questions about saying growled

How do you pronounce growled?

Say GROWLD. The American pronunciation is /ɡraʊld/. In British English it is /ɡraʊld/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in growled?

Growled is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GROWLD.

Do Americans and Brits say growled the same way?

Almost exactly. The American form is /ɡraʊld/ and the British form is /ɡraʊld/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).