crowl

See also: Crowl

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹaʊl/

Etymology 1

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Verb

crowl (third-person singular simple present crowls, present participle crowling, simple past and past participle crowled)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To make a growling noise, as the stomach.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

crowl (plural crowls)

1. (Scotland, Ireland) A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.

   Synonym: crile

References

• Robert Nares (1859), “CROWLING. Grumbling in the stomach.”, in A Glossary; Or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names and Allusions to Customs, Proverbs, etc., page 209