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Meanings of sullen roar in English

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Usage of sullen roar in English
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A sullen roar from the warriors recalled my attention toward them.
Pellucidar
2
We heard the dull, sullen roar of bombs exploding at intervals.
Combed Out
3
His suspicions, which had been stirred by that sullen roar, were now verified.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
4
Before he reached it he could hear the sullen roar of the pent-up water.
Jack of the Pony Express; Or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Tr...
5
The stream ran very fast and the throbbing swelled into a deep, sullen roar.
The Lure of the North
6
Then boom-boom-boom-three times the sullen roar of distant explosions sounded.
Combed Out
7
The distant and sullen roar of the sea scarcely broke the stillness of the night.
The Voyage of the Beagle
8
The faint breeze that rustled the leaves brought the low sullen roar of the river.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
9
The musketry had swollen into a sullen roar, with the artillery pulsating high above it.
The Red Acorn
10
Presently the great machinery which assisted her flight from the ground commenced its sullen roar.
The Great Prince Shan
11
Slowly, the sullen roar of artillery, the rattle of Maxims and rifles sank fitfully away.
I Spy
12
From afar came a sullen roar, and then the great hurricane rushed down upon them.
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky
13
Bang went the ready rifle with sharp, sullen roar that woke the echoes across the valley.
From the Ranks
14
At the third shock, something toward the center of the city collapsed with a sullen roar.
Cities in Flight
15
The great Falls thundered with a sullen roar.
The Bastonnais / Tale of the American Invasion of Canada in 1775...
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This figure slowly retreats backward with sullen roar.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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