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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.]
snarl′er n.
snarl′ing·ly adv.
snarl′y adj.
snarl 2
(snärl)n.
1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.
2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation: a traffic snarl.
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 or complicate: Snow snarled the morning commute.
[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare; see snare1.]
snarl′er n.
snarl′y adj.
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snarl
(snɑːl)vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth
2. to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily
n
3. a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression
4. the act of snarling
[C16: of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German snarren, Middle Dutch snarren to drone]
ˈsnarling adj
ˈsnarlingly adv
ˈsnarly adj
snarl
(snɑːl)n
1. a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc
2. a complicated or confused state or situation
3. (Forestry) a knot in wood
vb
4. (often foll by up) to be, become, or make tangled or complicated
5. (often foll by: up) to confuse mentally
6. (Art Terms) (tr) to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface
[C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Swedish snarel noose, Old Norse snara snare1]
ˈsnarler n
ˈsnarly adj
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snarl1
(snɑrl)v.i.
1. to growl angrily or viciously, esp. with the teeth bared, as a dog.
2. to speak in a sharp, angry, or quarrelsome manner.
v.t. 3. to say by snarling: to snarl a threat.
n. 4. the act of snarling.
5. a snarling sound or utterance.
[1580–90; earlier snarle= obsolete snar to snarl (c. Middle Low German, Middle High German snarren) + -le]
snarl′er, n.
snarl′y, adj. snarl•i•er, snarl•i•est.
snarl2
(snɑrl)n.
1. a tangle, as of thread or hair.
2. a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl.
3. a knot in wood.
v.t. 4. to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.
5. to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up.
v.i. 6. to become tangled or confused.
snarl′y, adj. snarl•i•er, snarl•i•est.
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snarl
Past participle: snarled
Gerund: snarling
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| 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" 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" |
| 2. | snarl - make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us" | |
| 3. |  snarl - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" | |
| 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 |
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snarl
1verb
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.
snarl
2noun 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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
snarl 1
verbTo speak abruptly and sharply:
Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone's head off.
snarl 2
nounverb
2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:
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Translations
زَمْجَرَهيُزَمْجِرُيَهرُّ، يُزَمْجِرُ
vrčetvrčení
knurreknurrensnerre
muristasotkeaärähtääärinääristä
režati
rávicsorogvicsorgásvicsorog
urrurra og sÿna tennurnar
歯をむきだしてうなる
으르렁거리다
atņirgt zobusņurdēšanarūkšanarūkt
renčanjerenčati
morra
ขู่คำราม
hırlamakhırlama
gầm gừ
snarl
1 [snɑːl]snarl
2 [snɑːl]A. N
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
the traffic was all snarled up → había un gran atasco, el tráfico estaba atascado
C. VI (also snarl up) → enmarañarse, enredarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
snarl
[ˈsnɑːrl] n → grondement m féroce, grognement m féroce
vi → gronder
vt
to get snarled up [traffic] → se bloquer
to get snarled up [traffic] → se bloquer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
snarl
1 [snɑːl]1. n → ringhio
2. vi to snarl (at sb) → ringhiare (a qn)
snarl
2 [snɑːl]1. n (in wool) → garbuglio
2. vt to get snarled up (wool, plans) → ingarbugliarsi; (traffic) → intasarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
snarl
(snaːl) verb (of a dog etc) to growl angrily, showing the teeth. The dog snarled at the burglar.
noun an angry sound of this kind.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
snarl
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