growl
Example Sentences
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When Mr. Cameron’s Na’vi growl and bare their teeth at one another, they come across as campy and catty critters—“Real Housewives of Pandora.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.
From Slate • May 19, 2025
“Noid” was dense and menacing, Tyler’s flow somewhere between a growl and a yowl; “Darling, I” was light and whimsical but almost painfully yearning too.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
A decorator working alone also reported hearing doors slamming and then a growl in his ear.
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024
A low growl from the bed interrupted whatever May’s eyes were about to say.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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