growl
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Sport mode will awaken a growl in the exhaust pipes but that’s not what pays the SL 680’s bills.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
He speaks with the same measured warmth as ever — that deep, lilting rumble that can shift from conspiratorial murmur to amused growl in a heartbeat — but he sometimes loses a name mid-thought.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
That voice is all purr and growl, like a lion clawing its way through velvet.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
She dropped into her gravelly Cookie Monster growl for the answer: “Brown food tastes good.”
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
He makes like he’s having trouble remembering, I think so he can stuff more food into his face before I growl at him again.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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