snarl
verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
to snarl a skein of thread
Đồng nghĩa: ensnare, ensnarl, ravel, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, foul, implicate, imply, involve, mat, ravel, snarl, tangle
- 2.
(intransitive)To become entangled.
- 3.
(transitive)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
- 4.
(intransitive, transitive)To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- 5.
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
- 6.
(intransitive)To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- 7.
(transitive)To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- 8.
(intransitive)To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
Đồng nghĩa: entanglement
- 2.
An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
Đồng nghĩa: imbroglio
- 3.
A slow-moving traffic jam.
- 4.
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- 5.
A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- 6.
A squabble.
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From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snaren (to trap, tangle). Equivalent to snare + -le.