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snarl

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verb (1)

snarled; snarling; snarls

transitive verb

1
: to cause to become knotted and intertwined : tangle
2
: to make excessively complicated

snarl

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noun (1)

1
: a tangle especially of hairs or thread : knot
2
: a tangled situation
traffic snarls

snarl

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verb (2)

snarled; snarling; snarls

intransitive verb

1
: to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth
2
: to give vent to anger in surly language

transitive verb

: to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling

snarl

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noun (2)

: a surly angry growl
snarly adjective

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare

Noun (1)

Middle English snarle snare, noose, probably from snarlen, verb

Verb (2)

frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1589, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snarl was in the 14th century

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