growl
Example Sentences
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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
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
That voice is all purr and growl, like a lion clawing its way through velvet.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.
From Slate • May 19, 2025
Nhamo wanted to say she had made up the part about the growl, but it was too late.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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