snarl (verb)

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• snarl — [ snarl ] verb 1. ) intransitive if an animal such as a dog or a lion snarls, it makes an angry sound in its throat and shows its teeth 2. ) intransitive or transitive to speak in an unpleasant angry way: Be quiet! he snarled. 3. ) snarl or snarl …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• snarl — Ⅰ. snarl [1] ► VERB 1) growl with bared teeth. 2) say something aggressively. ► NOUN ▪ an act or sound of snarling. DERIVATIVES snarly adjective. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

• snarl up — verb make more complicated or confused through entanglements • Syn: ↑snarl, ↑embrangle • Derivationally related forms: ↑snarl (for: ↑snarl) • Hypernyms: ↑complicate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• snarl — verb 1 (I) if an animal snarls it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth (+ at): The alsatian snarls at strangers. 2 (I, T) to speak or say something in a nasty angry way: “Shut up, ” he snarled. 3 also snarl up (transitive usually passive)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• snarl up — verb a) to entangle b) To become tangled; to become entangled …   Wiktionary

• snarl — [[t]snɑ͟ː(r)l[/t]] snarls, snarling, snarled 1) VERB When an animal snarls, it makes a fierce, rough sound in its throat while showing its teeth. He raced ahead up into the bush, barking and snarling... [V at n] The dogs snarled at the intruders …   English dictionary

• snarl — I. /snal / (say snahl) verb (i) 1. to growl angrily or viciously, as a dog. 2. to speak in a savagely sharp, angry, or quarrelsome manner. –verb (t) 3. to utter or say with a snarl. –noun 4. the act of snarling. 5. a snarling sound or utterance.… …  

• Snarl — A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite.… …   Wikipedia

• snarl — UK [snɑː(r)l] / US [snɑrl] verb Word forms snarl : present tense I/you/we/they snarl he/she/it snarls present participle snarling past tense snarled past participle snarled 1) [intransitive] if an animal such as a dog or a lion snarls, it makes… …   English dictionary

• snarl — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cause to become knotted and intertwined ; tangle 2. to make excessively complicated intransitive verb to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• snarl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Snarl is used after these nouns: ↑traffic {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily, savagely, viciously ▪ He snarled savagely at her. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary