Sekirov Dictionary

snarl

/ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/

verb 8
noun 6
forms 5
phrases 1

verb8

To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
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To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- And from her backe her garments she did teare, / And from her head oft rent her snarled heare[…] — 1590
To become entangled.
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To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford [the] question that they would have snarled him with
To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
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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. — 1697
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé

noun6

A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
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An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- Bond grinned again as he thought of Damon's exasperation at having to dish out a lot of soft soap to Washington when he probably had plenty of other Anglo-American snarls to disentangle. — 1954
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A slow-moving traffic jam.
- The biggest cities feel the most acute impact of the last mile – of the squads of trucks and vans, the parcel hubs and sorting centres, the parking snarls and the discarded boxes. — 2019
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.

forms

snarled · snarling · snarleth · snarls · snarlest

Phrases with snarl

snarl up
to entangle

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