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snarl1

–verb (used without object)

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.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to say by snarling: to snarl a threat.

–noun

4.	the act of snarling.

5.	a snarling sound or utterance.

[Origin: 1580–90; earlier snarle, equiv. to obs. snar to snarl (c. D, LG snarren, G schnarren) + -le

]

—Related forms

snarler, noun

snarl·ing·ly, adverb

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snarl2

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–noun

1.	a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire.

2.	a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl.

3.	a knot in wood.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.

5.	to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up.

6.	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)

7.	to become tangled; get into a tangle.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME snarle; see snare¹, -le

]

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snarl¹ Audio Help   (snärl) Pronunciation Key
v.   snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.   intr.

To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
To speak angrily or threateningly.

v. tr.
To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.

n.

A vicious growl.
A vicious, hostile utterance.

[Frequentative of obsolete snar, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren, to rattle, probably of imitative origin.]

snarl'er n., snarl'ing·ly adv., snarl'y adj.

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snarl² Audio Help (snärl) Pronunciation Key
n.

A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.
A confused, complicated, or tangled situation; a predicament.

v.   snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.   intr.
To become tangled or confused.

v.   tr.

To tangle or knot (hair, for example).
To confuse; complicate.

[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare; see snare¹.]

snarl'er n., snarl'y adj.

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snarl (v.2)

"growl and bare the teeth," 1530, perhaps from Du. or Low Ger. snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (cf. Ger. schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1693.

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snarl (v.1)

"to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose," 1398, from a noun snarl "a snare, a noose" (c.1380), probably a dim. of snare (1). The noun meaning "a tangle, a knot" is first attested 1609.

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snarl
noun
1.	a vicious angry growl
2.	an angry vicious expression
3.	something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" [syn: tangle]
verb
1.	utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: snap]
2.	make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
3.	twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" [syn: entangle] [ant: disentangle]
4.	make more complicated or confused through entanglements

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snarl [snaːl] verb

(of a dog etc) to growl angrily, showing the teeth
Example: The dog snarled at the burglar.

Arabic:	يَهرُّ، يُزَمْجِرُ
Chinese (Simplified):	吠
Chinese (Traditional):	吠
Czech:	vrčet
Danish:	knurre
Dutch:	grommen
Estonian:	lõrisema
Finnish:	murista
French:	gronder (en montrant les dents)
German:	knurren
Greek:	γρυλίζω απειλητικά, δείχνω τα δόντια μου
Hungarian:	(rá)vicsorog
Icelandic:	urra og sÿna tennurnar
Indonesian:	menggeram
Italian:	ringhiare

Japanese:	うなる
Korean:	(개 등이) 으르렁거리다
Latvian:	rūkt; (par suni) atņirgt zobus
Lithuanian:	urgzti
Norwegian:	snerre, knurre
Polish:	warczeć
Portuguese (Brazil):	rosnar
Portuguese (Portugal):	rosnar
Romanian:	a-şi arăta colţii, a mârâi (arătându-şi colţii)
Russian:	рычать, ворчать
Slovak:	vrčať
Slovenian:	renčati
Spanish:	gruñir
Swedish:	morra
Turkish:	hırlamak

snarl [snaːl] noun

an angry sound of this kind

Arabic:	زَمْجَرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	嗥
Chinese (Traditional):	嗥
Czech:	vrčení
Danish:	knurren
Dutch:	gegrom
Estonian:	lõrin
Finnish:	murina
French:	grondement féroce
German:	das Knurren
Hungarian:	vicsorgás
Icelandic:	urr
Indonesian:	geraman
Italian:	ringhio
Japanese:	うなり

Korean:	으르렁거림, 고함소리
Latvian:	rūkšana; ņurdēšana
Lithuanian:	urzgimas
Norwegian:	snerring, knurring
Polish:	warknięcie
Portuguese (Brazil):	rosnado
Portuguese (Portugal):	rosnadela
Romanian:	mârâit
Russian:	рычание, ворчание
Slovak:	vrčanie
Slovenian:	renčanje
Spanish:	gruñido
Swedish:	morrande
Turkish:	hırlama

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Snarl

Snar\, v. i. [Akin to LG. & OD. snarren, G. schnarren, E. snore. See Snore, and cf. Snarl to growl.] To snarl. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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Snarl

Snare\, n. [AS. sneara cord, a string; akin to D. snoer, G. schnur, OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare, Sw. & Icel. snara, Goth. sn?rj? a basket; and probably also to E. needle. See Needle, and cf. Snarl to entangle.]

1. A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

2. Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble.

If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee. --Shak.

3. The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a drum.

4. (Med.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.

Snare drum, the smaller common military drum, as distinguished from the bass drum; -- so called because (in order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across its lower head a catgut string or strings.

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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.

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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.

2. To embarrass; to insnare.

[The] question that they would have snarled him with. --Latimer.

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Snarl

Snarl\, n. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

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