He felt goaded by her impenetrability, by what clawed at…

“The low, rough sound he emitted at that was infuriating, fascinating. Wait. Was he still growling? Or was he purring? His eyes drifted half…

— Thea Harrison

“Are you purring at me?" "I might be," Rune said. His deep voice was rougher, and lazy with intimacy. "Unless you've done something wrong.…

— Thea Harrison

You can't expect to be a lucky dog if you spend all your time growling

— Jean Cocteau

The programmer, who needs clarity, who must talk all day to a machine that demands declarations, hunkers down into a low-grade annoyance. It is…

— Ellen Ullman

“Oh, come on.” Jatred scooted back on his butt, trying to put some distance between himself and the animals. He frowned at them and…

— Angela Orlowski-Peart

There's nothing more stressful than your stomach growling.

— Chadwick Boseman

It's hard to look pleasant when anguish is present, and yet it is strictly worth while; Not all of your scowling and fussing and…

— Walter Mason Camp

“I woke in the morning to the sound of Adam's stomach growling under my ear. "Sorry," he said. "Too many changes and not enough…

— Patricia Briggs

Kissing Sinclair was like making out with a sexy timber wolf— he was licking my fangs and nipping me lightly and growling under his…

— MaryJanice Davidson

“stood still and stared at them. 'Why do you stand gaping there?' cried the dwarf, and his ashen-grey face became copper-red with rage. He…

— Jacob Grimm

There was nowhere to go, but I turned to go and met Atticus's vest front. I buried my head in it and listened to…

— Harper Lee

“We don't all have Duracell Bunnies, you know?" he said, practically growling in her ear and making her core muscles clench, disappointed to have…

— Allie A Burrow

“I almost rushed Roth right then and threw my arms around him, but a low growl rumbled from behind me. At first I thought…

— Jennifer L. Armentrout

I read one book where the characters never said anything; instead, they spent all their time grunting and bleating and hissing and cooing and…

— Tana French

“As the head of an expedition, you can't pussyfoot around being polite to everyone. You have to show your teeth once in a while;…

— Tahir Shah