growl
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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
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
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
She dropped into her gravelly Cookie Monster growl for the answer: “Brown food tastes good.”
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
They passed the edge of the forest, the same spot where Thorn and Seven had entered the other night to save Beefy, when a wet, gravelly growl stopped them in their tracks.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 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
“What can I do about my dreams?” it growls, an apt lyric for the singularly inventive and unmanageable fever of a movie that shares its name.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
My stomach growls loud, and Cocoa growls right back.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
TAYBEH, West Bank — The three military vehicles growled to a stop in front of Zaher Ibrahim’s elegant two-story home in this village in the occupied West Bank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
“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
“My feet are killing me, like I’m boiling in these shoes,” he growled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
“I grew up believing in Darwinism,” he growled.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The wolf growled again, his voice even lower.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
"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
After observing Earl for a moment, Maslany attempts to keep the conversation going before Johnson interrupts: “I have to say, the dog is now growling at nothing. And it’s truly scary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
I’ll base entire trips off a craving for a specific flavor or dish that pops up in my dreams, leaving my stomach growling in the morning.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2025
Lake’s “Hard Fought Hallelujah” is a more somber affair, a growling ballad with touches of Southern soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
But she could also hear bears and lynx growling in the wilderness around her.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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