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snarl
1[ snahrl ]
verb (used without object)
- to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
- to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl.
verb (used with object)
- to say by snarling:
to snarl a threat.
noun
- the act of snarling.
- a snarling sound or utterance.
snarl
2[ snahrl ]
noun
- a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire.
- a complicated or confused condition or matter:
a traffic snarl.
- a knot in wood.
verb (used with object)
- to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.
- to render complicated or confused:
The questions snarled him up.
- to raise or emboss, as parts of a thin metal vessel, by hammering on a tool snarling iron held against the inner surface of the vessel.
verb (used without object)
- to become tangled; get into a tangle.
snarl
1/ ɑː /
verb
- intr (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth
- to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily
noun
- a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression
- the act of snarling
snarl
2/ ɑː /
noun
- a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc
- a complicated or confused state or situation
- a knot in wood
verb
- often foll by up to be, become, or make tangled or complicated
- troften foll byup to confuse mentally
- tr to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԲ, adjective
- ˈԲԲly, adverb
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Բİ noun
- ԲiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of snarl1
Origin of snarl2
Example Sentences
Honor shapes Ned's life, one that concludes with him confessing to a crime he didn’t commit before he’s beheaded for the enjoyment of snarling smallfolk he tried to protect.
"It's been snarled up all morning and I think the whole North East during rush hour felt it," he said.
“Elites” remains a snarl word in America, but it no longer means a wealthy oligarch exploiting the common people.
Two people were killed,16 were injured and traffic was snarled along the highway, authorities said.
Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
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