growl
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Then Curry, undulating ever so slightly, delivers his first lines in a cavernous register, seated someplace between a purr and a growl.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
During their live sets, Shane will usually take the mic to growl through the Bad Brains’ speedy “Big Takeover,” pacing the stage and banging his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It came to life with the inimitable growl of a vintage straight four that took me back to my teenage self with a rush of sadness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As a child, Lulu modelled herself on James Brown and Big Mama Thornton – gritty R&B singers who lent their grit and growl to Lulu's version of Shout.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025
A loud growl came from the darkness behind the ranger station.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Aside from being a general nuisance with their ferocious snores, pungent odors and growls, bears can do serious damage to a home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
Harrison Ford joined the movement in “1923,” a “Yellowstone” prequel, as a rancher defending his rural paradise from modern forces, who growls, “I do it for the land.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
"It's unfair to lift censorship suddenly," growls a grizzled newspaper editor into the phone, a copy of The Daily Pulp sprawled across his desk.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
The buff aboatia turns and growls at Ama.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“Let’s do this,” he growled, handing me a to-go mug full of coffee as he slid into our car's driver’s seat and turned over the engine.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
A dog growled, tugged on its chain and went quiet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
The analysts screamed, the fans growled, the internet “internetted.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
“I grew up believing in Darwinism,” he growled.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
Michael’s stomach growled and rumbled, but he didn’t notice.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"I can't read instruction manuals, but I've watched YouTube tutorials," he says, generating a growling bass line that sounds like the dawning of the apocalypse.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
And out of nowhere, Seehorn gives me a taste of Carol, growling the words, “Can you just get it?” with such ferocity that I’m almost physically blown back in my chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
It’s 8 pm on a Thursday and my stomach is growling for food.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2026
Later in the record, a growling bass clarinet on “I Need You” makes the jazzy beat sound dangerous, like slow exhalations from a sleeping dragon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Bertha squawked and hissed, and the two breathless groups of canines stood nose to nose, staring and growling.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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