How to pronounce growler
American English pronunciation
GROWL-er
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹaʊlɚ/
- Syllables
- GROWL · er (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What growler means
A small chunk of ice floating low in the sea
In a sentence: The ship slowed down to steer around a growler bobbing low in the icy water.
Where it comes from: It comes from the word growl. Over the years the same name has also been given to a horse-drawn cab and a river fish.
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