Barking and Growling

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Growling and barking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Growling" instead a noun "Barking".

Nearby Words: bark, barked, barker, barky

Growling noun - A gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal).

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Barking and growling are semantically related. You can use "Barking" instead a noun "Growling".

Nearby Words: growl, growled, growler

There is a commercial for KFC where a dog gets confused by the growls from his owner's stomach and he responds by growling and barking back at it.

Source: Growling Gut / Advertising
Williams mentions that her dog kept barking and growling on the night of ghosts first appearance.

Source: Film / The Fog
When she does she begins growling and barking, and will attack them if they don't back off.

Source: Literature / Dragonlance

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