He bared his teeth and curled his fingers into claws, his voice low and growly.
growly in American English
(ˈɡrauli)
adjectiveWord forms: growlier, growliest
1.
resembling a growl in pitch and harshness
This cold has made my voice growly
2.
irritable; grouchy
Derived forms
growliness
noun
Word origin
[1915–20; growl + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, collage, feedback, neorealism, supernationalism-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumbly
Examples of 'growly' in a sentence
growly
Fire the bike up and it sounds nice and growly.
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Yet now the bassoon's growly chuckle is possibly facing the last gasp.
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Worked hard, the engine emits mildly growly sounds that fit precisely to its image.
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Marlin has a growly sung-spoken style and world-weary lyrics.
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And commenting on the action in an especially growly voice.
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Bit gruff and growly, though.
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Young was, as ever, unforthcoming and growly; he can't stand journalists and thinks them an evil.
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And what a voice: wise and kind, growly with age, serious but never far from merriment.