Barking vs. Growling — What's the Difference?

The harsh sound uttered by a dog.

Growling is a low, guttural vocalization produced by animals as an aggressive warning but can also be found in other contexts such as playful behaviors or mating. Different animals will use growling in specific contexts as a form of communication.

A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark.

The low, guttural, menacing sound made by an animal

The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.

A gruff surly utterance

A specific kind of bark used for a special purpose, as in tanning or medicine.

To emit a low guttural sound or utterance.

To utter a bark.

To speak in an angry or surly manner.

To make a sound similar to a bark

To utter by growling

To speak sharply; snap

Producing a growl.

To work as a barker, as at a carnival.

A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.

To utter in a loud, harsh voice

(jazz) The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.

To remove bark from (a tree or log).

Present participle of growl

To rub off the skin of; abrade

A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)

To tan or dye (leather or fabric) by steeping in an infusion of bark.

The sound of growling (as made by animals)

To treat (a patient) using a medicinal bark infusion.

Present participle of bark

(British slang) barking mad

The action of the verb to bark.