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snarl
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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.

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

snarler n.
snarling·ly adv.
snarly adj.

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.

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

snarler n.
snarly adj.

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

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.snarlsnarl - 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"
perplexity - trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
Verb1.snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
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"
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
complicate, perplex - make more complicated; "There was a new development that complicated the matter"
snafu - cause to be in a state of complete confusion

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.

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 snarldijo gruñendo
B. VI [dog, lion] → gruñir
to snarl at sb [person, dog] → gruñir a algn
C. VTgruñir, decir gruñendo
"no!" he snarled-¡no! -gruñó él

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 uphabía un gran atasco, el tráfico estaba atascado
C. VI (also snarl up) → enmarañarse, enredarse

snarl [ˈsnɑːrl]
vigronder
vt
to get snarled up [traffic] → se bloquer

snarl1
nKnurren nt no pl; …, he said with a snarl…, sagte er knurrend
viknurren; to snarl at somebodyjdn anknurren

snarl2
n (in wool) → Knoten m, → verhedderte Stelle
vt woolverheddern

snarl1 [snɑːl]
1. nringhio
2. vi to snarl (at sb)ringhiare (a qn)

snarl1 [snɑːl]
1. nringhio
2. vi to snarl (at sb)ringhiare (a qn)

snarl2 [snɑːl]
1. n (in wool) → garbuglio
2. vt to get snarled up (wool, plans) → ingarbugliarsi; (traffic) → intasarsi

snarl2 [snɑːl]
1. n (in wool) → garbuglio
2. vt to get snarled up (wool, plans) → ingarbugliarsi; (traffic) → intasarsi

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 гарчати, ричати کتّے کا دانت نکوس کر غرّانا gầm gừ
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 ричання, гарчання غرّاہٹ tiếng gầm gừ

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


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