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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 51Թ Forms
- Բİ noun
- ԲiԲ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of snarl1
Origin of snarl2
Example Sentences
The latest spasm of sectarian killings snarls the government’s all-out effort to move beyond the country’s 14-year civil war, which pitted Assad and his allies against a Sunni-dominated opposition comprising dozens of armed factions.
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.
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