He made a low sound deep in his chest as if in pain.
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to make a long low sound, for example because you are in pain or unhappy
It's a wordless sound made deep in the throat with the mouth closed or only slightly open, usually with falling pitch. In Julius's case it was probably no longer than a second in length.
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