growl
Example Sentences
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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
Its enormous, melancholy and melodic sound pulls from electronic music, jazz, hip-hop and ambient, landing between the dazed crunch of Deftones and growl of Meshuggah, sharing Gen Z’s genre-agnostic outlook.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.
From Slate • May 19, 2025
Strangely enough, his laugh was creepier than his growl.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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