growl
verb (used without object)
to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility.
had growled
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past perfectof growl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I thought of all the times he had growled, “There’s nothing you can’t learn to do yourself, if you have a book!”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 17, 2017
It was typewritten, covered six pages, and charged that a dog had growled at a man.
From Time Magazine Archive
Le Tigre" had growled at him: "Write my memoirs?
From Time Magazine Archive
"Why," he had growled, "should I worry my brains out when I can prove my theories somewhere else?"
From Time Magazine Archive
That’s the kind of guy you can lose if you’re not careful, her mother had said once about somebody else’s boyfriend, and Adina had growled in disgust and left the table.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
