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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he was growling about how much work he had to do
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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The dog began to growl as the trooper moved closer.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Busta Rhymes held court in his set, an unvanquished master of showmanship, taunting the crowd with his manic growl, with his trusty hype man Spliff Star.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
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This is very similar—the growling wail (my favorite of his three personas) comes on periodically and doesn’t cease for hours.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The dog began to growl as the trooper moved closer.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
The collapse trigged a monotonous growl that kept going for nine days straight.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
Busta Rhymes held court in his set, an unvanquished master of showmanship, taunting the crowd with his manic growl, with his trusty hype man Spliff Star.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
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In one call, a soldier complained that there were not enough translators.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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This summer, baseball fans complained as the Yankees aired on nine different stations during the regular season.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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But if things are starting to look like pre-pandemic times, expecting roaring prosperity, at least below the upper quarter, might not be realistic.Erik Sherman, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Imax shares nosed higher in after-market trading, up over 3% on solid numbers, new installations, and a roaring good outlook by CEO Rich Gelfond.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Eighteen wheelers rumbled past at all hours, and masses of unhoused people camped down the street.Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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The 27-city tour kicks off on Jan. 30 in Greensboro, N.C., and will rumble through Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Newark, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and more before wrapping up in Boston on April 14.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
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His sound and cadence are slow-footed, and that menacing snarl matches his name.Julian Randall, Essence, 15 Oct. 2024
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Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply.Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Each recipe’s episode goes live at the start of the following month on the Dinner SOS feed. November 2024: Caramel Apple Monkey Bread Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon This project bake screams autumn.Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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As Neely screamed about being hungry and thirsty, Kenniff said, the environment changed when Neely took off his jacket, whipped it around his head and dropped it on the ground with such force the train fell silent.Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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The video shows Daisy standing and staring out the window, whining and panting as a shelter member tries to comfort her.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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ZeroZero touts the fact that the Beacon has a microphone which can be used to record the sound around you while the ProMax is in flight, aided by noise-reduction algorithms that eliminate the sound of the drone's whining motors.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2024
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Warren wrote: Wounded women and children crying and moaning, horribly mangled by the bullets … Two Indian men were killed in the hole … Seven women were killed … and three children, two of them in their mothers’ arms.Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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The officers try to stand him up, but McAlpin – still moaning – cannot stand.Emily Palmer, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Musicians must become actors playing roles, hollering certain motifs and muttering others.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside the hall, the audience took care to still its usual soundtrack of muttering, shuffling, coughing, and snoring.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growl. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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