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growl

noun as in animal-like sound

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verb as in sound animal-like

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The wind growls through the trees, as if it doesn’t appreciate my commitment to the cause.

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Beowulf growled, just loud enough for his siblings to hear.

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The children growled, which was extremely rude, as they well knew.

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“Never mind, then; I don’t talk to children who growl.”

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“There is a distinct lack of good manners on display—yet there is no need to growl quite so loudly, Beowulf. Someone might take it the wrong way.”

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