Snarl

  • 21snarl-up — ► NOUN informal 1) a traffic jam. 2) a muddle …

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  • 22snarl|er — «SNAHR luhr», noun. an animal or person that snarls …

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  • 23snarl — I [[t]snɑrl[/t]] v. i. 1) to growl angrily or viciously, esp. with the teeth bared, as a dog 2) to speak in a sharp, angry, or quarrelsome manner 3) to say by snarling: to snarl a threat[/ex] 4) the act of snarling 5) a snarling sound or… …

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  • 24snarl — [[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 …

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  • 25snarl — 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… …

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  • 26snarl — en·snarl; snarl·ing·ly; snarl·ish; un·snarl; snarl; snarl·er; …

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  • 27Snarl — 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.… …

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  • 28snarl — snarl1 snarler, n. snarlingly, adv. /snahrl/, v.i. 1. to growl threateningly or viciously, esp. with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog. 2. to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog s snarl. v.t. 3. to say by… …

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  • 29snarl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Snarl is used after these nouns: ↑traffic {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ angrily, savagely, viciously ▪ He snarled savagely at her. ▪ …

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  • 30snarl — {{11}}snarl (v.1) to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose, late 14c., from a noun snarl a snare, a noose (late 14c.), probably a dim. of SNARE (Cf. snare) (1). The noun meaning a tangle, a knot is first attested c.1600. {{12}}snarl (v.2) growl… …

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