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Threatening Noise Initially Loud Increasing In Volume Outside Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GROWLING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GROWLING

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%8Exact Match!
234%9 Gradually increasing in volume
334%6 Disturbance of increasing volume

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GROWLING" which means:

    noun
  • • A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)
  • • The sound of growling (as made by animals)
  • verb
  • • To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
  • • Of a wind instrument: to produce a low-pitched rumbling sound.
  • • To send a user a message via the growl software library.
  • • To express (something) by growling.
  • • To play a wind instrument in a way that produces a low-pitched rumbling sound.
  • adjective
  • • Producing a growl.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The growling of the lion could be heard from miles away."
  • • "She was startled by the sudden growling coming from her stomach."

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The Guardian Cryptic14 Feb 2011 Down 18
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