as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
we can't figure out why our very happy and optimistic friend is dating that chronic growler
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Recent Examples of growler
From beer-brewing growlers to the maraschino cherries every fancy bar uses, there’s truly something for everyone (including your hard-to-shop-for husband) in our edit.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
Beer lovers will want to book an overnight stay at Dogfish Inn, where every room includes a growler, to fill for free at the brewery in Milton or brewpub in Rehoboth Beach.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024
Beer lovers will want to book an overnight stay at Dogfish Inn, where every room includes a growler, to fill for free at the brewery in Milton or brewpub in Rehoboth Beach.
—Tim Ebner, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
In line with both the business and owner's names, the walls of the bar will be decorated with beer growlers from Growel's personal collection.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for growler
Noun
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Start your meal with a basket of mini crab cakes, then pick an under-the-sea entrée ranging from jerked tuna tacos to a North Carolina shrimp burger to a seafood platter with your choice of shrimp, scallops, flounder, clam strips, catfish, chicken tenders, or crab cakes.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
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Summer will bring bay scallops still in their shells, along with soft-shell crabs.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The total range is 424 bears at the low end of the estimate and 1,713 at the high end.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the Yellowstone region, the bear’s numbers have now risen to more than 700, surpassing recovery goals set by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, over half of all bicycle crank sets, derailleurs and brake parts came from Taiwan.—
Jay L. Zagorsky,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Using those rules, the AI cranks through sentences and takes them apart, piece by piece.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Growler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growler. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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