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growl

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noun

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Recent Examples of growl
Verb
Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2025 The raw power of his voice overwhelmed the space, alternating between a feminine falsetto and masculine growl—often within the same song. Tony Gervino, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Video footage recorded by their owner Macie Lamb shows two pups, Ace and Tango growling at a decorative object that resembles a small ceramic dog wearing a ghost costume while holding a pumpkin in its mouth. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025 The scene’s amniotic shoppe Muzak is suddenly overridden by a deep, growling synth. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for growl
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growl
Verb
  • In April, 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian, died while being held at GEO’s Pompano Beach facility after complaining of chest pains.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And faculty worry that teaching certain subject matter and texts might offend students and, if students complain, lead to administrative sanctions.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An offense that looked broken roared to life, building an 8-0 lead and creating enough cushion even for the Dodgers’ leaky bullpen to cling onto.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Get ready to roar with live music from DV8, food and drinks, including ice cold beer from the Bud Light Tailgate Zone.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Cavaliers still rumbled for 211 yards on 48 carries.
    David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone on the Eagles' sideline erupted in excitement as Davis rumbled down the field, except Hurts.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There was talk of traffic snarls and strain on the power grid.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moments later, Holguin began screaming as the dogs — grabbing him around his legs and torso — dragged him toward the back of the driveway, Silva testified.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her husband is directing a screaming grade-school-aged girl who is about to have a prosthetic finger bitten off.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The canine was filmed barking and whining incessantly while balancing himself on his owner's knees.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The recognizable munchies didn't stop the cast members from moaning, groaning and throwing up as usual.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But the other 3%, often muttered by students prospectively examining transfer applications, is distinct.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Your dad mutters for head movement, for cage cutting, for not playing off the back and creating distance.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

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