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Definition of "animal-like" []

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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "animal-like" in a sentence
  • "The wind begins to make a singular, animal-like howl, and the rain is so loud it sounds like a freight train coming."
  • "He slept seven hours of heavy, animal-like sleep, and awoke by the alarm, feeling that he had not had enough."
  • "Deep in his throat, in an animal-like way, Hans's rage still rumbled, and several times he made as though to spring back upon his prey and was only prevented by the woman's swiftly interposed body."
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