snarl
vi. 吼叫, 怒骂, 缠结 vt. 咆哮着说, 搞乱, 使缠结 n. 咆哮, 吼叫, 怒骂, 缠结, 混乱
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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.
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A slow-moving traffic jam.
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The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
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A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
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A squabble.
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To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
及物to snarl a skein of thread
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To become entangled.
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To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
及物November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford [the] question that they would have snarled him with
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To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
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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
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To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
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To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
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To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
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From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snaren (“to trap, tangle”). Equivalent to snare + -le.
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