About The Word Snarl
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Snarl
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What's The Definition Of Snarl?
[n] something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
[n] a vicious angry growl [n] an angry vicious expression [v] make more complicated or confused through entanglements [v] utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she snapped'; "The guard snarled at us" [v] make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us" [v] twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" Synonyms | Synonyms for Snarl: embrangle | entangle | mat | maze | snap | snarl up | tangle | tangle Related Terms | Find terms related to Snarl: See Also | complicate | distort | enmesh | ensnarl | facial expression | facial gesture | felt | go | mesh | mouth | perplex | perplexity | snafu | sound | speak | talk | twine | twist | utter | utterance | verbalise | verbalize | vocalization Snarl In Webster's Dictionary \Snarl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snarled}; p. pr. & vvb. n.
{Snarling}.] [Etymol. uncertain.]
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal
ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner
surface.
\Snarl\, v. t. [From {Snare}, v. t.] 1. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. ``Her snarled hair.'' --Spenser. 2. To embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. --Latimer. \Snarl\, n. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty. \Snarl\, v. i. [From {Snar}.] 1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. ``An angry cur snarls while he feeds.'' --Dryden & Lee. 2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. --Dryden. \Snarl\, n. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. |
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