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as in complained
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 roared
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 growled
Jack White, who growled and grinded as the singer/guitarist of the White Stripes and has since positioned himself as a primal rock god on his own, is showing a new side as a sculptor with a show opening in a London gallery run by none other than Damien Hirst.
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Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.
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Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
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Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Come on, the gunman growled, turning and walking and beckoning with the pistol for Adi to follow.
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Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
The dog growled and Esposito slowed his pace.
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René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Jan. 2026
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.
—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.
—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
The jaguar growled, whirled and bit off the protruding head of the arrow.
—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Come on, the gunman growled, turning and walking and beckoning with the pistol for Adi to follow.
—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
The dog growled and Esposito slowed his pace.
—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growled
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By early 1775, Quebec’s governor complained that this letter was stirring up the population by planting dangerous doubts about British imperial authority.
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Smith has long complained that Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, hindered the province’s energy industry and fueled separatist sentiment.
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As Messi roared, his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, sputtered.
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Progress was slow and local until the mid-1700s, when modern society roared into being alongside machines and engines.
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New York City horse racing rumbled to the finish line Sunday, as Aqueduct Racetrack — in all its paint-peeling, dilapidated glory — staged the venue’s last live races, transporting aging fans to a bygone era.
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The building rumbled before the two finalists even got physical.
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Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
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Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors.
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Harbour bellowed as co-star Winona Ryder, by his side, made an expression of amazement that turned into a meme.
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After one match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in December 2021, when City had won 1-0 but had played sloppily in the final minutes, Guardiola bellowed at the subs and youth teamers who had not actually contributed.
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The congresswoman, her staffer and I grumbled about how unpredictable the House schedule has been lately.
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Some soccer purists grumbled about the World Cup expanding this year from 32 to 48 teams.
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Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
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In the shadows of the long-hut, the elders muttered among themselves—of portents and crops and weather and the storage of grain.
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Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
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Second, in a report of their own, the pro-business commissioners whined that all of this was unfair.
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“Growled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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