growly
adjective
growly is spelled G-R-O-W-L-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, growly means “Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in growly?
| Letters | 6: G-R-O-W-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is growly?
Growly appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce growly?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-growly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of growly
- growlier comparative
- growliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does growly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling the sound of a growl; throaty.
She sang the blues in a tough, growly voice.
- 2
Tending to growl.
a growly old bear
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does growly come from?
From growl + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).