half-snarl

• “The other is the Mephistophelean financier and arbitrageur Gordon Gekko, he of the power braces and the shark-like half-smile, half-snarl.”

  The Guardian: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – review

• “He did not like it, for his sullen mouth twisted into a half-snarl as he went back to his corner.”

  Chapter 4

• “Then she abruptly bared her teeth in what seemed half-smile, half-snarl; raised a spotted hand; and drew the black veil down over her face once again.”

  Dance Of Death

• “Unconsciously he huddled, bunching his shoulders protectively; his upper lip fluttered in a half-snarl at her slim back.”

  The Fires of Heaven

• “His maws were black and wet with saliva, hanging loose in that half-smile, half-snarl so characteristic of attack dogs, revealing pearly-white fangs and a tongue the size of a hot-water bag.”

  Simon & Schuster: When the Bough Breaks

• “A short, explosive half-snarl, half-laugh came from the other side of the light.”

  The Grand Wheel

• “The voice was half-snarl, half-shout, the face twisted hi malevolence.”

  The Satan Bug

• “The voice was half-snarl, half-shout, the face twisted in malevolence.”

  The Satan Bug

• “You don't know nothin 'of the kind," Barker's voice came in a half-snarl.”

  Midnight

• “The old man's face was twisted in a sardonic half-snarl that might pass for a grin; but there was no smile in his unblinking wildcat eyes.”

  The Killer

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