dog growls
Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words
to make a low, threatening sound in the throat
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Examples (10)
- The territorial dog growls at anyone who approaches the gate.
- I froze when the large dog growled at me from the shadows.
- Listen, the dog is growling; something must be outside.
- A well-trained dog shouldn't growl at its owner without a serious reason.
- The frightened little dog growled softly when the vet tried to examine it.
- Whenever the doorbell rings, our dog starts to growl uncontrollably.
- The guard dog had been growling for a minute before the alarm went off.
- Don't be afraid if the old dog growls; he's just protective of his space.
- We knew the stray dog was scared because it would growl and then retreat.
- The child backed away slowly as the cornered dog began to growl menacingly.