growl
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The 118-year-old bear, which still has a working growl - now described as "more like a squeak" - was expected to fetch between £300 and £500.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Mr. Waits is terrific here, his growl of a voice put to gentle use as a solitary person evidently glad and endearingly nervous to see his children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
To keep pace, Hans Zimmer has concocted a visceral new growl that rattles our seats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
I knelt on my bed, burying my tears into my jacket until I started to growl.
From Slate • May 19, 2025
A human approaches my box, and I growl a warning, “Stay back.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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