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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he was growling about how much work he had to do
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as in to roar
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house
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Recent Examples of growl
Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
If your stomach is growling close to bedtime, Dr. Burkhart recommends eating something light and easy to digest, like a banana with soy milk or even a small amount of soup.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
With deep rumbling growls, the koala advanced towards the retreating dog, for a moment appearing as the aggressor in an encounter that typically ends with a dead marsupial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Later that night, Barney is growling at something outside when Pip receives an ominous message from an unknown number.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
If your stomach is growling close to bedtime, Dr. Burkhart recommends eating something light and easy to digest, like a banana with soy milk or even a small amount of soup.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
Singing birds, elephants calling and the growl of apex predators become a soundtrack for the researchers toiling away at their project.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
With deep rumbling growls, the koala advanced towards the retreating dog, for a moment appearing as the aggressor in an encounter that typically ends with a dead marsupial.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
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Girding for battle at USC Pay is at the center of union organizing at USC, where non-tenure track professors complain of semester-to-semester contracts with little job security, minimal or nonexistent raises and moves by the university to cut benefits.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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But Ball – just 2-for-9 from the field in the first half – erased the deficit with a personal 5-0 flurry, making a layup through traffic and a 3-pointer from the wing that made the crowd roar.Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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The maverick says he was almost wiped out by the 1997 Asian financial crisis and again in December 2004 when a tsunami roared across many parts of Asia, killing at least 225,000 people, including guests and staff at his Anantara resort at Khao Lak, north of Phuket.Ron Gluckman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The earth had been rumbling for years, setting the stage for one of the most devastating natural events in human history.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jones running back Dante Wallace Jr. rumbles his way into the end zone for the 2 yard touchdown.Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Several storm systems were forecast in the Bay Area over this weekend into next week, potentially creating snarls for those on the roads or in the air, said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Merchant.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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This mix of bright green, blue, pink, and pink in a chrome finish by celebrity nail artist Britney Tokyo just screams NYE party.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024
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There’s also an experimental score by Daniel Blumberg made of bangs and piano plinks and noises that sound like a dozen balloons screaming.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stop whining about female TV anchor’s hair and clothing.Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Dodgers Plaschke: Baseball fans can whine, but there’s nothing wrong with the way the Dodgers are winning Dec. 4, 2024 The Dodgers, honestly, didn’t do much during the meetings besides accepting congratulations for their World Series championship.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Many of the patients were critically ill and moaning in pain from broken bones, head gashes and other injuries blamed on Tropical Storm Helene.Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Rather than chuckling at the opposition's jibes or moaning at the batters, the pacemen should absorb the spirit of Glenn McGrath.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Piano music plays lightly and people mutter in the background having been captured on his camcorder.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Elder economists muttered darkly of ancient times when the CPI rose by double digits, yet many a year had passed with no inflation sightings.Kevin Coldiron, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Growl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growl. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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