- Snarl
- Snarl Snarl, n. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention. [1913 Webster]
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Snarl — es un personaje ficticio del mundo de los Transformers. El es miembro del cuerpo de los Autobots perteneciente al sub grupo de los Dinobots. Generación 1 Snarl pertenece a los Autobots es un miembro del equipo de los Dinobots liderados por… … Wikipedia Español
snarl|y — 1 «SNAHR lee», adjective, snarl|i|er, snarl|i|est. inclined to snarl or growl; bad tempered; cross: »A snarly waiter took our order. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
snarl — [sna:l US sna:rl] v [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: snar to snarl (1500 1600), from the sound.] [Sense: 3; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: snarl net for catching things (14 19 centuries), from SNARE1] 1.) if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — snarl1 [snärl] vi. [extended from earlier snar, to growl, akin to Swed snarra, MHG, MDu, MLowG snarren, to growl < IE echoic base * (s)ner , * (s)nur > SNEER, SNORE, OIce norn, NORN] 1. to growl fiercely, baring the teeth, as a threatening… … English World dictionary
Snarl — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To embarrass; to insnare. [1913 Webster] [The] question that they would have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snarl — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. [1913 Webster] It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snarl — [n] complication, mess chaos, clutter, complexity, confusion, disarray, disorder, entanglement, intricacy, intricateness, jam, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mishmash, morass, muddle, muss, skein, swarm, tangle, web; concepts 663,666,674 Ant.… … New thesaurus
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 — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
