snarl

snarl ¹  (snärl)

v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.intr.

1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.

2. To speak angrily or threateningly.

v.tr.

To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.

n.

1. A vicious growl.

2. A vicious, hostile utterance.

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[Frequentative of obsolete snar, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren, to rattle, probably of imitative origin.]

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snarler n.

snarling·ly adv.

snarly adj.

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snarl ²  (snärl)

n.

1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.

2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation; a predicament.

v. snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.intr.

To become tangled or confused.

v.tr.

1. To tangle or knot (hair, for example).

2. To confuse; complicate.

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[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare; see snare¹.]

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snarler n.

snarly adj.

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snarl¹

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth

2. to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily

n

1. a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression

2. the act of snarling

[of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German snarren, Middle Dutch snarren to drone]

snarling  adj

snarlingly  adv

snarly  adj

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snarl²

n

1. a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc.

2. a complicated or confused state or situation

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) a knot in wood

vb

1. (often foll by up) to be, become, or make tangled or complicated

2. (tr; often foll by up) to confuse mentally

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface

[of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish snarel noose, Old Norse snara snare¹]

snarler  n

snarly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snarl - a vicious angry growl                 utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
	2.	snarl - an angry vicious expression facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
	3.	snarl - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" maze, tangle perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Verb	1.	snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" snap mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	snarl - make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	snarl - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" mat, entangle, tangle distort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" enmesh, ensnarl, mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
	4.	snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements embrangle, snarl up complicate, perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter" snafu - cause to be in a state of complete confusion

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snarl¹

verb

1. growl, show your teeth (of an animal) The dogs snarled at the intruders.

2. snap, bark, lash out, speak angrily, jump down someone's throat, speak roughly `Call that a good performance?' he snarled.

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snarl²

noun tangle, mass, twist, web, knot, jungle, mat, coil, mesh, ravel, entanglement a snarl of logs and branches

snarl something up tangle, complicate, muddle, embroil, entangle, entwine, ravel, enmesh The row snarled up the work of the commission. The group had succeeded in snarling up rush-hour traffic throughout the country.

Translations

snarl¹ [snɑːl]

A. N (= noise) → gruñido m
he said with a snarl → dijo gruñendo

B. VI [dog, lion] → gruñir
to snarl at sb [person, dog] → gruñir a algn

C. VT → gruñir, decir gruñendo
"no!" he snarled → -¡no! -gruñó él

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snarl² [snɑːl]

A. N

1. (in wool etc) → maraña f, enredo m

2. (in traffic) → atasco m, embotellamiento m

B. VT (also snarl up) [+ wool] → enmarañar; [+ plans] → confundir, enredar; [+ traffic] → atascar
the traffic was all snarled up → había un gran atasco, el tráfico estaba atascado

C. VI (also snarl up) → enmarañarse, enredarse

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snarl [ˈsnɑː^rl]

n → grondement m féroce, grognement m féroce

vi → gronder

vt
to get snarled up [traffic] → se bloquer

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snarl¹

n → Knurren nt no pl; …, he said with a snarl → …, sagte er knurrend

vi → knurren; to snarl at somebody → jdn anknurren

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snarl²

n (in wool) → Knoten m, → verhedderte Stelle

vt wool → verheddern

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snarl¹ [snɑːl]

1. n → ringhio

2. vi to snarl (at sb) → ringhiare (a qn)

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snarl¹ [snɑːl]

1. n → ringhio

2. vi to snarl (at sb) → ringhiare (a qn)

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snarl² [snɑːl]

1. n (in wool) → garbuglio

2. vt to get snarled up (wool, plans) → ingarbugliarsi; (traffic) → intasarsi

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snarl² [snɑːl]

1. n (in wool) → garbuglio

2. vt to get snarled up (wool, plans) → ingarbugliarsi; (traffic) → intasarsi

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snarl

v snarl [snaːl]

(of a dog etc) to growl angrily, showing the teeth The dog snarled at the burglar. grom يَهرُّ، يُزَمْجِرُ ръмжа vrčet knurre knurren γρυλίζω απειλητικά, δείχνω τα δόντια μου gruñir lõrisema چنگ و دندان نشان دادن murista gronder (en montrant les dents) לִנהוֹם गुर्राना režati (rá)vicsorog menggeram urra og sÿna tennurnar ringhiare うなる 으르렁거리다 urgzti rūkt; (par suni) atņirgt zobus menderam grommen snerre, knurre warczeć rosnar a-şi arăta colţii, a mârâi (arătân­du-şi colţii) рычать, ворчать vrčať renčati režati morra เห่า hırlamak 吠 гарчати, ричати کتّے کا دانت نکوس کر غرّانا gầm gừ 吠

n

an angry sound of this kind. grom زَمْجَرَه ръмжене vrčení knurren das Knurren gruñido lõrin غرغر؛غرولند murina grondement féroce נְהִימָה गुर्राहट režanje vicsorgás geraman urr ringhio うなり 으르렁거리는 소리 urzgimas rūkšana; ņurdēšana bunyi deram gegrom snerring, knurring warknięcie rosnadela mârâit рычание, ворчание vrčanie renčanje režanje morrande เสียงขู่คำราม hırlama 嗥 ричання, гарчання غرّاہٹ tiếng gầm gừ 嗥

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snarl → يُشَابِك zavrčet snerre knurren γρυλίζω gruñir murista grogner režati ringhiare 歯をむきだしてうなる 으르렁거리다 grauwen snerr warknąć rosnar рычать morra ความยุ่งยาก hırlamak gầm gừ 咆哮