growl
Example Sentences
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"Yes! We agree!" growled mighty Val the miller, who had stood silently listening in the shadows, shoulder to shoulder as always with Ellis, her twin brother.
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Just then his stomach growled painfully with hunger.
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“Hunh,” I said, which sounded more like a growl than agreement, but not so much to get me into trouble.
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This time the roar was more of a growl.
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“You’ve got five minutes to pack up and get out of here. We want you across that county line tonight,” the mayor growled at him.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.