snarl (redirected from snarlingly)

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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snarl ¹

Verb

1. (of an animal) to growl fiercely with bared teeth

2. to speak or say (something) fiercely: he snarled out a command to a subordinate

Noun

1. a fierce growl or facial expression

2. the act of snarling [Germanic]

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snarl ²

Noun

1. a complicated or confused state

2. a tangled mass

Verb

snarl up to become, be, or make tangled, confused or complicated: the line became snarled up on the propeller, the postal service was snarled up at Christmas [from Old Norse]

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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snarl ¹

verb 1. growl, show your teeth (of an animal)

verb 2. snap, bark, lash out, speak angrily, jump down someone's throat, speak roughly

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snarl ²

snarl something up tangle, complicate, muddle, embroil, entangle, entwine, ravel, enmesh

Translations

snarl [snɑːl] n → gruñido

vi → gruñir;

to get snarled up [wool, plans] → enmarañarse, enredarse; [traffic] → quedar atascado

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snarl [snɑːl] n → grondement m or grognement m féroce

vi → gronder

vt to get snarled up [wool, plans] → s'emmêler; [traffic] → se bloquer

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snarl [snɑːl] vi → knurren

vt to get snarled up (plans) → durcheinanderkommen;

(traffic) → stocken

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snarl [snɑːl] vi → ringhiare

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 (개 등이) 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 으르렁거림, 고함소리 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