snarl
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English[edit]
A sphynx snarls at a dog.
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snar (“to snarl”), equivalent to snar + -le.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)l
Noun[edit]
snarl (plural snarls)
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds
- A slow-moving traffic jam
Synonyms[edit]
- (entangled situation): imbroglio
Translations[edit]
knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle
act of snarling
Verb[edit]
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
- To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- to snarl a skein of thread
- Spenser
- And from her back her garments she did tear, / And from her head oft rent her snarled hair […]
- To embarrass; to ensnare.
- Latimer
- [the] question that they would have snarled him with
- Latimer
- To growl, like an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- Dryden
- It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted.
- Dryden
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Translations[edit]
To form raised work upon the outer surface of
To entangle
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To embarrass
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To growl
To speak crossly
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Further reading[edit]
- snarl in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- snarl in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- snarl at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Icelandic[edit]
Noun[edit]
snarl n (genitive singular snarls, no plural)
- a snack, a light meal
