How To Use Growl In A Sentence

I could be wrong but as I recall in Batman Begins Batman 'growled' his lines just a few times but to very strong effect. All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net
And thus the Washington Post column on David's congressional testimony, where he is described "hunched" and said to have "barked," "growled" and "snarled" -- language you would use to describe an animal. Humanizing al Qaeda, Demonizing the Bush Team
The bears are growling loudly. Times, Sunday Times
‘Welcome to Scotland, laddie,’ growls Getch in his best through-the-beard burr.
Folks may crow all they want about the roar of Niagara or the growlin’ of the sea—but give me a splendacious peal o’ stormbrewed thunder and your other nat’ral music is no more than a penny whistle is to a church organ! Nevermore

No whimper, nor sound, nor sign of fear, came from Jerry — only choking growls of ferociousness, intermingled with snarls of anger, and a belligerent up-clawing of hind-legs. CHAPTER XVI
Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
The girls attained dark expressions and each of them started growling slightly.
The guard growled out a warning,threatening the prisoners with his gun.
Deep growls and explosions thundered through the air as clouds of black volcanic ash coated the surroundings.
Clive Tyldesley growls randomly as Davids skips past a defender.
Who knows, after a few steins you may even be able to understand what he's growling about.
But the Lion explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
It was something in-between a bark and a growl and leaned strongly towards a snarl.
The pudgy man growled and turned away, entering the factory through a back door.
Your cat mews and sometimes growls or "spits," and often purrs, especially when you tickle her ears. Nero, the Circus Lion His Many Adventures
I was aware of the odd skirmish with dogs growling at each other and even a very occasional bark.
Growling and sweating the ursine fellow untied the knot, picking at it with clumsy claws, then reeled her down fast. A TIME OF WAR
‘We have several officers whose jobs are entirely devoted to crunching numbers for mandarins in Whitehall,’ he growls.
The mention of his name caused the woman to scowl quite belligerently, and the dog gave another low growl. Not So Innocent
It's kind of a dogs-and-kids rule of thumb that if the dog growls at a kid, they shouldn't be left alone together.
The guard growled out a warning,threatening the prisoners with his gun.
The editor, who is 52, spotlessly shirtsleeved, brisk in his diction, with hair like a cerebral Tory minister, was heard to growl. Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...
Apart from the occasional growl, there isn't a sound.
Pets growled and barked at their masters instead of licking their hands and wagging their tails.
Judd made no attempt to tidy up the sheer chaos of this music, presenting its many dynamic extremes without apology, never subduing its often seemingly random accompanying noises of bells, woodwind flutterings and bassoon growls.
Just beneath the surface, out of sight of the watch, she had hit what is referred to in sailing circles as a growler.
The troll let out a growl of fury as it dropped the tainted sword with a loud thud.
Had to set parameters when I found him growling, tied to the table leg with a skipping rope round his neck. AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR
I heard the girl give a very animal-like growl and jump from the ferry in pursuit.
The animal keeps barking and growling, snarling at my unfamiliar scent.
Presently a sheepdog in the valley below gave a surly, growling bark. THE LEGEND OF CAPTAIN SPACE
At first it was so dark that he couldn't make out anything, but in a little while he could see something big and black and shaggy coming toward him, and a grillery-growlery voice called out: Uncle Wiggily's Travels
The man pounced at Kora, the attacker continuing to growl angry curses and words too low for anyone to hear.
The low growl of their voices alerted him to who his attackers were.
With tiny whines and thin whimperings, with whiffs and whuffs and growly sorts of noises down in his throat, he would try to tell her somewhat of his tale. CHAPTER XXII
Jamie growled to himself and lifted his hands in a tense strained pose, ready to strangle.
Ryan growled with exasperation and pulled the covers back over him, even though he was stifling hot.
A word growled in the darkness would terrify the superstitious Sir The Brown Mask
Rosie's shadow loomed monstrously across the ceiling as she lumbered to her feet with a threatening growl.
I think I made a small growling sound. Times, Sunday Times
Every second, even when the dog disappeared from view, I could hear its barks and growls.
It growled low and deep, with foam bubbling from its mouth.
Where in thunder is she?" growled Tom, walking off in high dudgeon. An Old-Fashioned Girl
Two distant percussive thuds, like a car door being slammed, sound from across the river and two more shells barrel overhead with a low growl.
In any case, whatever the cause of the conflict, it is inevitable that the small dog, simply because of its diminutive stature, takes the brunt of the conflict, be it an attack or a warning growl and pin to the ground.
The final time I veritably growled and he went yelping quicksmart downstairs with his tail between his legs.
The werewolf bared its fangs in a mirthless grin and made a low growling sound that sounded chillingly like laughter.
A growler was a metal pail, its inside often smeared with lard. LAST CALL
The bassline thumps and voices declaim, growl or howl. Times, Sunday Times
The snow tiger snorted, growled, and then opened his eyes to a world of purple.
If I don't loosen his hide my name arn't what it is," growled the old boatswain; and he moved on, going close by Sydney, who stood listening with heavily beating heart till Barney had gone right up to the back of the house. Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea
The more they tried to disrupt its eating time, the more the dog growled and snapped at them. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend
In general, vocalizations are varied and include: trumpeting, whistles, twitters, honks, barks, grunts, quacks, croaks and growls.
She growled again, and a startled yipe followed when her jaw snapped. Touch of Evil
‘Sit down, sit down,’ he growled, for he hated - or pretended to hate-big men to overtop him, even in the more physical matter of height which of course none of us can help.
Her boiler now makes loud growling noises that wake the household up at night. Times, Sunday Times
Deep in the night, he came awake to the sound of growling, like animals fighting. A Plague of Angels
His lips drew back from strong, white teeth and a low growl rumbled in his throat. THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
But the Lion explained that the animals were holding a meeting, and he judged by their snarling and growling that they were in great trouble. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
‘It's not all I'm passionate about,’ he growls, tucking a few strands of her dark hair behind her ear.
The first half feels like the end of the world: a procession of motorcycle helmet-wearing models wearing the darkest black, satinised cotton and leather, walking to the growl of doom-laden bass.
Deep guttural growls came from the alleyway, as well as fearful whimpering.
Come, I'll trate ye to a taste o 'me cavendish, which is better than growlin' in yer hammock at the muskaities, poor things, as don't know no better. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale
"What's going on in here, " a rough, stern voice suddenly growled into the cafeteria microphone.
With a muffled growl, the white lycan crawled her way up the narrow tunnel of the den, and stepped out into the world, her world.
Deep growls and explosions thundered through the air as clouds of black volcanic ash coated the surroundings.
He never bit anyone, as far as I can remember, but he was a master of the threatening growl.
Dylan's vocals are quite muscular; he attacks the lyrics like a boxer, shouting, growling and bending words in effort to wring new meanings from them.
The two asura trundled along behind this advancing wedge, trailed by a watchful Caithe and a growling Garm. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
He kissed her lips as the thunder growled again, the sky filling up with a flash of lightning.
When I say "growling," by the way, I mean literally growling, his years as a bona fide seadog -- Norwegian trawler? Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners
His growl is impressively rabid, and his bark could curdle a bowl of milk at 20 paces.
This is not a car that shouts or barks or growls. Times, Sunday Times
And there is no reason for the perpetration of these crimes, except in the pitiable case of the mendicant journals, at the sanctum door of 'which the wolf of bankruptcy is always growling. EDITORIAL CRIMES – A PROTEST
The half-demon gave a growl of fury and leapt up, throwing herself onto the bars.
There was no need for me to look up to find every single pair of hungry wolf eyes glaring at me, fangs bared and growling.
Know, you footler!" growled Smathers, disgustedly. Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces
Manouvere-wise I can do a three-point turn but the car growls at me when I'm reversing and I don't like it.
She is chased by a growling dog. Times, Sunday Times
I no sooner cleared the tree line when I heard a deep guttural growl behind me.
There were howls from inside, howls, roars, growls, and screams.
a bear he was indeed, and a bear he would remain, at which speech poor young Esmond was so dumbstricken that he did not even growl. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
A low growl, like the sound of sand and gravel rolling around deep within his broad chest, emanated from the beast continuously.
'Toothache,' growled Topsy, in reply, 'not gumboil;' the remedy suggested by Mrs Pulchop being for the latter of these ills. Madame Midas
Unhappy and unnerved she hears the scratching, growling and barking of battle going on outside.
The Firvulag throng was now almost out of control, straining close to the platform on their side of the field and making an uproar of derisive twitters, growls, and a deep bourdon drone of humming that now reached a crescendo of maddening whole-tone intervals. The Golden Torc
The British footguards had been infected with Methodism and some of the guardsmen gathered for a midnight prayer meeting until a Coldstreamer officer growled at them to give God and himself a bloody rest. Sharpe's Battle
The previously unreleased Listen features renowned rock sideman Terry Reid, whose growly vocal dominates the piece.
The dog was angry and growl at the stranger.
The cat fell into a tangle of leaves and vegetation growling in pain and anger.
Already, a low growl is coming from the kennel. Times, Sunday Times
Dogs growl at strangers... and so do the humans. Times, Sunday Times
Yet despite this jollier presence, he demonstrated yet again that he's one of pop music's first-class growlers.
Never on God's sweet earth has there been a more glorious union of manipulated kiddie-singing samples, frenetic bhangra pluckings, and classic crunk growl.
For once, adequate nuance is audible in Irons 'rapping - there's a little growl in "interga - lac-tic" - and the same goes for Harris-White's vocal contribution, which ping-pongs between icy sprechgesang and heathery singing. The Seattle Times
His growls in protest when given a directive are more noticeable and he does his tasks with more resistance, apparently resentful of the ‘unfairness’ he suffered just a few hours prior.
He could play for her any musical instrument, knew all music by heart, all birdsong, the purr, growl, snort, or whine of each and every animal.
But growling is sometimes a duty; and the traveler might well be suspected of being a "dead head," or a sneak, who did not find frequent occasion for its performance, among the notoriously careless, make-shift, impersistent people of the South. A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy
‘Grrrrr,’ he growls in that deep throaty voice as, apropos of nothing, Nick Faldo walks by.
Most of the wolves were nodding to each other and conversing in wolf speech, which consisted mostly of growls, grunts, barks and howls.
He looked like he was about to deliver a cutting reply, but he was interrupted by a loud growling noise.
‘Yes, and I'm laughing like a maniac, too,’ Selas growled in response.
Growl angry, then shriek cursing (want to have wadding or something in his no don’t she cried), then all of a soft sudden wee little wee little pipy wind. Ulysses
Its scary growl made us keep away from the dog.
‘Hey, you can't come in here,‘the doorkeeper growled, stepping in front of him and blocking his way.
His hands slapped against the fur of her forearms, their low growls lost on the breeze.
Here, his mother’s first act was to take a clean little nightshirt from a drawer, sit him up, slip off the wet one and pop the dry over his head, he opening his eyes for a second, unseeingly, making a kind of growly noise in his throat, and dropping back fast asleep, before she had finished with the buttons. The End of a Childhood
His foot should stamp, his throat should growl, his hair should twirl and his face should scowl. Times, Sunday Times
She shouts and the dog growls at her. The Sun
‘Afraid!’ growled the fellow, proceeding to unharness his horse; ‘that was the word, I think.’ Lavengro
Like icebergs, growlers are a major hazard to seagoing craft.
An exhaust chamber button deepens the growl to a glorious riot of sound that crackles like angry thunder. The Sun
The message was often delivered by Finnish managers speaking in a low growl. Times, Sunday Times
In return he feigned anger, bristling and growling ferociously, and clipping his teeth together in snaps that had all the seeming of deadly intention. The Call of Kind
Even the fierce "huskies" had become tame, and liked to be upset and tousled about and dragged on their backs growling fierce but mock protest. The Silent Places
The dog gave a low growl.
Zululand frontier, growled over his assegai and knobkerry. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B.
He stalks around and pounces and growls and roars if he feels that anyone is a threat to us.
The bellowing of the basto started off the rest of the lower animals, including the nobargans, which growl and roar like beasts. Escape on Venus
His face crumpled in disgust, and he made a low growling noise in the back of his throat. Times, Sunday Times
A growl rose in his throat as his blood-matted hair swung around his sharp-featured face.
I am growling inwardly, and I keep finding non-existent excuses to disappear for coffee.
Then he lights into a determined stomp, accompanied by the suave growl of Leon singing ‘My Walking Stick.’
The leader growled angrily, charging forward only to be restrained by his guards.
A growler is an iceberg between one and 5 metres above water; a bergy bit, 1-4; small, 5-15; medium, 16-45; large, 46-75; very large, over 75.
The gravely, growling voice is shot to bits, the performances are hokey, the ad-libs too frequent, and the constant crowd noises irritating.
Under her window, Alex suddenly let out a deep growl and started barking.
His stomach growled angrily and he caught a few glimpses of disapproving gazes directed at him.
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
It was deep and sounded more like a growl than a moan.
All three dogs growled menacingly at the figure.
Oliver could feel a slight rumble now, growling louder.
Both cats growled as the male mounted the great lioness.
He practically growled it and the next thing I knew I was pushed up against the wall and he kissed me.
Already, a low growl is coming from the kennel. Times, Sunday Times
Kids of all colors flocked to see Reggie Hammond (Murphy), the cool black dude with his Armani threads and Porsche wheels, outslick Jack Cates (Nick Nolte), the slob honky cop with his gangrened convertible and epithetgrowling mouth. The Boys Are Back In Town
An 'not unlikely, my brave laddy buck," Haggin growled. Chapter 2
‘Distortion riffs, grungy growls, psychedelic whines - that's the kind of music we like to play,’ the band announces.
They will keep out the growling, rasping or fluty snoring sounds from the ears of bedfellows and allow them to sleep peacefully.
His vocals are still death metal, though not as "growly" I would say. Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
Stumbling into the kitchen in his boxer shorts, he rummaged through the refrigerator for something to placate his growl. TALES OF THE CITY
Growling softly to myself I leant down to pick up my stuff, my papers scattered everywhere.
In a single song, he can employ sudden bursts of falsetto or a teasing growl.
In general, vocalizations are varied and include: trumpeting, whistles, twitters, honks, barks, grunts, quacks, croaks and growls.
The violin, however, weak of voice as it is, always carries the day, and the other instruments steal discontentedly back to their secondary places, the snuffy old violone keeping up a constant growl at its ill luck, and the trombone now and then leaping out like a tiger on its prey. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859
In general, vocalizations are varied and include: trumpeting, whistles, twitters, honks, barks, grunts, quacks, croaks and growls.
Growling, she grabbed her juice box and squirted the nearest girl with it.
Damien laughed and demonstrated his grating growl of a voice.
“It is a shame,” I heard Johnson growling in painfully slow and correct English. Chapter 6
They also communicate with snarls, barks, growls, and whines.
And then I carefully sipped champagne as I mingled but my stomach kept growling so I went back to put a schmear of cheese torte on a water cracker.
By 11.30 pm, my stomach was growling and I was lying horizontal on the sofa yawning, as she made mention yet again of leaving.
But the fight lasted so long that he had time to cry himself out and to experience a second burst of courage; and the end of the battle found him again clinging to a hind-leg and furiously growling between his teeth. The Law of Meat
His face crumpled in disgust, and he made a low growling noise in the back of his throat. Times, Sunday Times
‘Shut up,’ he growled, staring vindictively at his breakfast.
Johnny Ramone's guitar never screeched, but it sure did growl.
I hope to see polar bears too, but witnessing the ocean solidified into blocks that creak and growl as the ship's ice-strengthened hull ploughs a furrow is enough of a treat.
As usual, they all stepped up and teamed to deliver this important Growler maintenance trainer two weeks ahead of schedule, ' said Capt.
I think I made a small growling sound. Times, Sunday Times
This miser'ble ol 'umbrel is too pertic'ler," growled Cap'n Bill. Sky Island: being the further exciting adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after their visit to the sea fairies
The moonlight lay sprawled across the jackal's face as he spoke with a growl, a doggish snarl.
My voice was a low growl, terrifying to all but those who knew me best - or were really stupid and not afraid of anything.
She was wailing in grief then growling in rage. The Sun
There shall be no growling about the kaikai, which will be above allowance. The Ebb-Tide
Fire the bike up and it sounds nice and growly. Times, Sunday Times
They rolled in snow scenes, rode on horseback and growled at a tiger. Times, Sunday Times
I was sitting on the bench and I suppose I was growling a little bit.
“Don’t like bowwowing from my own fellows, I don’t,” growled Denisov. War and Peace
Simon growled and clenched his fist, his teeth grinding together furiously.
Its rousing chorus was delivered with a honeyed growl and accompanied by hip-hop style hand gestures. Times, Sunday Times
The result is not exactly St Vincent: Unplugged - there is a bonkers clavinet solo on Northern Lights and growling electronics on Chloe in the Afternoon. Evening Standard - Home
Well that's the first song done then; Tom Waits grumbling and growling like only he can, beatboxing now too, just for kicks, while his son breaks a turntable.
Granted, the fundamentals that ultimately determine stock-market value are favorable; there is no reason for bearish growls.
When we do have a meal, its just solely to fill up the growling tums.
Most of the wolves were nodding to each other and conversing in wolf speech, which consisted mostly of growls, grunts, barks and howls.
She began hissing and growling this horrible low grumble like something from a Stephen King novel.
Why, pray God forgive you bein French," growled old Ding-dong, propped against the wheel. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea
I would growl contemptuously at my reflection in the bathroom mirror each morning.
Her boiler now makes loud growling noises that wake the household up at night. Times, Sunday Times
Can a lot of sopranos chestily growl the Habañera?
With a promptitude that was absolutely terrifying the two lines of red shirts began to draw together, voices growling bodingly, fists clinching, eyes narrowing with the reviving hatred of old contests. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul
The sight and sound of predominately young males parading around the county with stereos thumping and large exhausts growling is a growing nuisance.
But then someone would talk to me and I would growl back at them and I felt horrible about that.
Picking up the cup of milk with bound hands I kicked the food back at the stringy, oily servant, growling and muttering a warning.
He emits a low, growling chuckle when I point this out. Times, Sunday Times
The Hulk constantly growls: even when he's at rest, the breath rasps in his lungs, with barely-contained rage.
Dogs growl at strangers... and so do the humans. Times, Sunday Times
Ah, ha!" cried the bear, for the shaggy creature with the grillery-growlery voice was a bear. Uncle Wiggily's Travels
It was after this that Joe pitched in his two penn'orth; I may have dozed, for I was suddenly aware that he was nearby, whispering angrily, and J.B. was snapping back at him: indeed, the first words I heard were J.B. growling to him to keep his place and mind who he was talking to. THE NUMBERS
In print, on his radio show and in private, the growling newshound frequently castigates reporters for not breaking bigger and better stories.
Instead, Lucy had ridden all the way back to Tucson listening to her stomach growl. DEVIL'S CLAW
Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
You'll get your bally head shot off some fine day," Captain Ward growled in answer, as he stepped to the binnacle and took the bearing of a peak which had just thrust its head through the clouds that covered Guadalcanar. A SON OF THE SUN
Birds were not the only sounds he heard, it was almost music, but it was more natural, the trees whistled and hummed, and he could hear the rhythmic growls of the animals below.
As the butler walks away with the silver teapot, I look up from my kippers and growl. Times, Sunday Times
Seconds later, the squad and two larger rigs were gone in a flurry of sirens, growling engines and diesel exhaust.
They also have a more animalistic growl than the original's verbalistic grunting.
The rhythms of organist/guitarist Sean Antanaitis and drummer David Bergander are more pliant the third time around, giving plenty of room for frontwoman Katrina Ford to soar, coo and growl with equal aplomb. Going Gaga for Beats and Tunes
In the spring and early summer, the additional hazard of icebergs and growlers were often a distinct possibility.

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