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SNARL
tangle, snarl, maze
(noun) something jumbled or confused; “a tangle of government regulations”
snarl
(noun) an angry vicious expression
snarl
(noun) a vicious angry growl
snarl, snarl up, embrangle
(verb) make more complicated or confused through entanglements
snap, snarl
(verb) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; “The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”; “The guard snarled at us”
snarl
(verb) make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; “Bullets snarled past us”
entangle, tangle, mat, snarl
(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; “The child entangled the cord”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
(transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
(intransitive) To become entangled.
(transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
(transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
Synonym: entanglement
An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
A slow-moving traffic jam.
Synonyms
• (entangled situation): imbroglio
Etymology 2
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
(transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
(intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
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 squabble.
Anagrams
• larns
Source: Wiktionary
Snarl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snarled; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.] Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: 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. Etym: [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.
Definition: A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
Snarl, v. i. Etym: [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.
Definition: The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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