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growl at (someone or something)

To make a low, guttural sound or speak in this manner. We slowly backed away as the dog growled at us. The old man growled at me to get out of his yard.

growl out

To speak so that one's voice has a low, guttural tone or quality. A noun or pronoun can be used between "growl" and "out." I bolted after the old man growled out a command to get out of his yard.

let out (some sound)

To utter some loud, forceful sound. I let out a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me. The lion let out an intimidating roar.

growl at someone or something

to snarl at someone or something. Don't growl at me like that. The dog growled at the cat.

growl something out

to say something with a sound like growling or snarling. Jane growled a few words out. She growled out a few words and the gates opened for us.

See also: growl, out

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References in classic literature ?

Always the savage beast in the primitive cage growled and roared when they moved him.

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Our dog growls at us when we lift him off the sofa, bed or anywhere we don't want him to be.

No train, no gain

Anything that elicited a growl from a dog was bad, too, which is why many dog owners have been warned against playing tug with their dogs--because it encourages aggression, as evidenced by the dog's growls.

Good growling: dogs growl for a number of reasons and you should be thankful that they do!

Gracie immediately growls and lunges, but never actually bites Maddie.

Maddie's response when Grade wakes up cranky

To mark National Stop Snoring Week, Dr Yves Kamami - ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) surgeon at Harley Street's The Private Clinic (theprivateclinic.co.uk) -reveals the best ways to put a stop to those tiresome night-time growls...

7 WAYS TO STOP SNORING

Recordings of tiger growls have been shown to scare away marauding elephant herds in India.

Roar away

12 ( ANI ): Researchers have found that Wild Asian elephants slink away when they hear a tiger roar but trumpet and growl before retreating from leopard growls.

Mimicking Tiger growls can help Indian farmers scare off 'marauding' elephants

Police were called by neighbouring guests who heard growls and screams from his room.

Cannibal Zombie Hooker Priscilla Vaughn Attempts to Bite off Man's Genitals

He growls every time there's anyone or anything nearby.

Sasquatch at sandstone ski lodge

Rutledge starts his sequence with quiet, tending grunts and growls. If he gets no reaction, he'll build his volume.

Let's get aggressive! When the rut arrives and the action ramps up, it's time to get aggressive with your calling. Take these hard-core calling tips into the woods this November!

He has learned that if he growls, it drives most people away.

Dominance or insecurity? Mistaking one for the other can have tragic results

CUTLINE: Contestants Samantha Varteresian, 14, of Gardner, left, Mariah Slomcheck, 13, of Winchendon, center, and Tori Belko, 13, of Winchendon, do their wildcat growls on Friday.

Howling, growling; Contest part of annual festival

By squeezing labeled buttons on the barrel, you can produce mature and young buck growls, grunts, and snort-wheezes, plus doe bleats and fawn bawls (Flextone Game Calls, 1-866-995-4263, www.flextonegamecalls.com).

Equipment notes: grunt calls

Caninus is more of the same, a little slower and dirgier, but with Budgie and Basil (two pit bulls) filling out the "vocal" duties with snarls, barks and growls. They're both novelties, but pretty awesome.

What the hell?

But the '70s teen dreams never celebrated same-sex infatuation, while Franz Ferdinand's dance-rock track "Michael" does just that: "Michael / You're the boy with all the leather hips / Stubble on my sticky lips / You're the only one I'd ever want," growls Alex Kapranos.