threatening growl
Frequency: 7.513.0 per million words
a growl intended to intimidate or warn
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Examples (10)
- The dog gave a threatening growl.
- We heard a threatening growl echoing from the dark alley.
- The alpha wolf asserted its dominance with a low, threatening growl.
- He responded to the challenge not with words, but with a threatening growl.
- A sudden threatening growl from the guard dog stopped the intruder in his tracks.
- Before it attacked, the bear let out a long, threatening growl.
- The only sound in the silent forest was the threatening growl of an unseen predator.
- She recognized the threatening growl as a clear sign to back away slowly.
- The beast's threatening growl was enough to send shivers down my spine.
- Even the engine seemed to have a threatening growl as it revved loudly.