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How to pronounce growls

Say it like GROWLZ. Growls is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.

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US American/ɡraʊlz/GROWLZ
UK British/ɡraʊlz/GROWLZ
  • GROWLZ
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Growls pronunciation, sound by sound

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

American vs British pronunciation of growls

American and British speakers say growls in essentially the same way: /ɡraʊlz/ in the US and /ɡraʊlz/ in the UK.

British respelling: GROWLZ.

What does growls mean?

noun
  1. plural of growl How to pronounce growl
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of growl How to pronounce growl

Questions about saying growls

How do you pronounce growls?

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

How many syllables are in growls?

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

Do Americans and Brits say growls the same way?

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

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