growl

• I wish that whoever stole Toto's growl had taken the Mule's bray and the Lion's roar and the Woozy's snore at the same time Do you think, then, that my growl was stolen You have never lost it before, have you?" —  The Lost Princess of Oz
• When no one was looking he went away among the trees and tried his best to growl--even a little bit--but could not manage to do so. —  The Lost Princess of Oz
• So the runaways could only grumble and growl, and watch the steamers which were constantly arriving and departing Before sundown Mr. Fluxion returned alone. —  Down the Rhine Young America in Germany
• But as the mountain lion gave another growl, the horse snorted and plunged, in sudden fright. —  Dave Porter in the Gold Fields The Search for the Landslide Mine
• The boss rose with a growl, and spat copiously in the direction of the stove Damn Appleton! —  The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest

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