growl

Example Sentences

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The 118-year-old bear, which still has a working growl - now described as "more like a squeak" - was expected to fetch between £300 and £500.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Mr. Waits is terrific here, his growl of a voice put to gentle use as a solitary person evidently glad and endearingly nervous to see his children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

The object of his growl was a journalist who spent two years battling him on the Dodgers beat.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

She thought each one was worse than the last, and she punctuated this sentiment with a growl of frustration as she took her pen and crossed through them all.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti