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snarl
1[ snahrl ]
verb (used without object)
- to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
- to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl.
verb (used with object)
- to say by snarling:
to snarl a threat.
noun
- the act of snarling.
- a snarling sound or utterance.
snarl
2[ snahrl ]
noun
- a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire.
- a complicated or confused condition or matter:
a traffic snarl.
- a knot in wood.
verb (used with object)
- to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.
- to render complicated or confused:
The questions snarled him up.
- to raise or emboss, as parts of a thin metal vessel, by hammering on a tool snarling iron held against the inner surface of the vessel.
verb (used without object)
- to become tangled; get into a tangle.
snarl
1/ ɑː /
verb
- intr (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth
- to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily
noun
- a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression
- the act of snarling
snarl
2/ ɑː /
noun
- a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc
- a complicated or confused state or situation
- a knot in wood
verb
- often foll by up to be, become, or make tangled or complicated
- troften foll byup to confuse mentally
- tr to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԲ, adjective
- ˈԲԲly, adverb
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- Բİ noun
- ԲiԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of snarl1
Origin of snarl2
Example Sentences
Two people were killed,16 were injured and traffic was snarled along the highway, authorities said.
Already, the area in front of the school was snarled with donkey carts loaded with people’s belongings, cooking gas cylinders, jugs of drinking water, mattresses and tarps.
Buoyed by the belief inspired by narrower scorelines against Ireland and Scotland, Wales fans had dared to dream before kick-off, snarling and singing through England's warm-up.
A master of the perfect guitar part, Campbell’s ringing solos are tattooed on our brains as indelibly as Petty’s playful snarl.
Sunday morning saw Beirut’s streets flooded with Lebanese troops and policemen trying to manage traffic snarled by masses of mourners making their way to the capital’s stadium for the start of an hours-long commemoration ceremony.
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