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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 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]

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]
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

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

snarl 2
Translations

snarl [snɑːl] ngruñido
vigruñir;
to get snarled up [wool, plans] → enmarañarse, enredarse; [traffic] → quedar atascado
snarl [snɑːl] ngrondement m or grognement m féroce
vigronder
vt to get snarled up [wool, plans] → s'emmêler; [traffic] → se bloquer
snarl [snɑːl] viknurren
vt to get snarled up (plans) → durcheinanderkommen;
(traffic) → stocken
snarl [snɑːl] viringhiare
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.gromيَهرُّ، يُزَمْجِرُръмжаvrčetknurreknurrenγρυλίζω απειλητικά, δείχνω τα δόντια μουgruñirlõrisemaچنگ و دندان نشان دادنmuristagronder (en montrant les dents)לִנהוֹםगुर्रानाrežati(rá)vicsorogmenggeramurra og sÿna tennurnarringhiareうなる(개 등이) 으르렁거리다urgztirūkt; (par suni) atņirgt zobusmenderamgrommensnerre, knurrewarczećrosnara-şi arăta colţii, a mârâi (arătân­du-şi colţii)рычать, ворчатьvrčaťrenčatirežatimorraเห่าhırlamakгарчати, ричатиکتّے کا دانت نکوس کر غرّاناgầm gừ
n
an angry sound of this kind. gromزَمْجَرَهръмженеvrčeníknurrendas Knurrengruñidolõrinغرغر؛غرولندmurinagrondement féroceנְהִימָהगुर्राहटrežanjevicsorgásgeramanurrringhioうなり으르렁거림, 고함소리urzgimasrūkšana; ņurdēšanabunyi deramgegromsnerring, knurringwarknięcierosnadelamârâitрычание, ворчаниеvrčanierenčanjerežanjemorrandeเสียงขู่คำรามhırlamaричання, гарчанняغرّاہٹtiếng gầm gừ

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