Meaning of "snarl" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SNARL

Of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German snarren, Middle Dutch snarren to drone.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SNARL

snarl  [snɑːl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNARL

Snarl is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb snarl in English.

WHAT DOES SNARL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Snarl

A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys, rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. Snarling is often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening vocalizations. The word "snarl" may also be used as an onomatopoeia for a threatening noise, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from misunderstanding the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".

Definition of snarl in the English dictionary

The first definition of snarl in the dictionary is to growl viciously, baring the teeth. Other definition of snarl is to speak or express viciously or angrily. Snarl is also a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SNARL

PRESENT

Present

I snarl

you snarl

he/she/it snarls

we snarl

you snarl

they snarl

Present continuous

I am snarling

you are snarling

he/she/it is snarling

we are snarling

you are snarling

they are snarling

Present perfect

I have snarled

you have snarled

he/she/it has snarled

we have snarled

you have snarled

they have snarled

Present perfect continuous

I have been snarling

you have been snarling

he/she/it has been snarling

we have been snarling

you have been snarling

they have been snarling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I snarled

you snarled

he/she/it snarled

we snarled

you snarled

they snarled

Past continuous

I was snarling

you were snarling

he/she/it was snarling

we were snarling

you were snarling

they were snarling

Past perfect

I had snarled

you had snarled

he/she/it had snarled

we had snarled

you had snarled

they had snarled

Past perfect continuous

I had been snarling

you had been snarling

he/she/it had been snarling

we had been snarling

you had been snarling

they had been snarling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will snarl

you will snarl

he/she/it will snarl

we will snarl

you will snarl

they will snarl

Future continuous

I will be snarling

you will be snarling

he/she/it will be snarling

we will be snarling

you will be snarling

they will be snarling

Future perfect

I will have snarled

you will have snarled

he/she/it will have snarled

we will have snarled

you will have snarled

they will have snarled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been snarling

you will have been snarling

he/she/it will have been snarling

we will have been snarling

you will have been snarling

they will have been snarling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would snarl

you would snarl

he/she/it would snarl

we would snarl

you would snarl

they would snarl

Conditional continuous

I would be snarling

you would be snarling

he/she/it would be snarling

we would be snarling

you would be snarling

they would be snarling

Conditional perfect

I would have snarl

you would have snarl

he/she/it would have snarl

we would have snarl

you would have snarl

they would have snarl

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been snarling

you would have been snarling

he/she/it would have been snarling

we would have been snarling

you would have been snarling

they would have been snarling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you snarl
we let´s snarl
you snarl

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to snarl

Past participle

snarled

Present Participle

snarling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SNARL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «snarl» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of snarl

bark · coil · entanglement · growl · jump down someone´s throat · jungle · knot · lash out · mass · mat · mesh · ravel · snap · tangle · twist · web

TRANSLATION OF SNARL

Find out the translation of snarl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of snarl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snarl» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 咆哮
• Translator English - Spanish: gruñir
• English: snarl
• Translator English - Hindi: गिरह
• Translator English - Arabic: يُزَمْجِرُ
• Translator English - Russian: рычать
• Translator English - Portuguese: rosnar
• Translator English - Bengali: খেঁক করা
• Translator English - French: grogner
• Translator English - Malay: Snarl
• Translator English - German: knurren
• Translator English - Japanese: 歯をむきだしてうなる
• Translator English - Korean: 으르렁거리다
• Translator English - Javanese: Snarl
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gầm gừ
• Translator English - Tamil: snarl
• Translator English - Marathi: झोपा काढणे
• Translator English - Turkish: söylenmek
• Translator English - Italian: ringhiare
• Translator English - Polish: warknąć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гарчати
• Translator English - Romanian: a mârâi
• Translator English - Greek: γρυλίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: warboel
• Translator English - Swedish: morra
• Translator English - Norwegian: snerr

3 QUOTES WITH «SNARL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word snarl.

1

Toby Kebbell

I often find that people want to paint themselves one colour - like, 'I'm the baddie' - and they've always got this snarl on their face.

2

George Meredith

Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.

3

Will Self

From time to time, as if heaven-sent to annoy, someone will ask me if I'm self-disciplined when it comes to my work. I usually look witheringly at them and snarl, 'What do you think?' I mean, how do you imagine anyone writes a quarter of a million words a year for publication?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNARL»

Discover the use of snarl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snarl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Tangled Snarl: A One-act Comedy

Other. Publications. for. Your. Interest. MOWE. OF. THE. MONTH. (COMEDY) By DANIEL MELTZER 2 men— Interior This new comedy by the author of the ever- popular The Square Pool ol Love is an amusing satire ol commercial television.

John Rustan, Frank Semerano, 1982

Murder Me Once (The Tangled Snarl II): A Play in One Act

Murder Me Once(The Tangled Snarl II)A play in one act byJohn Rustan & Frank Semerano

John Rustan, Frank Semerano, 2005

Snarl

principles is a theatre in which the subjective experience of private joys and torments is no longer the appropriate subject matter. It is our job to create a theatre that plays it* part, and no more, in the millenarian struggle, a theatre of clearly ...

‎1977

Snarl of a Cynic: A Rhyme

SNARL OF A CYNIC, Ah I who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah I who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with fortune an eternal war ...

Benneville Ottomar Hoffman, 1868

Shakespeariana: plays

[Exeunt, Enter SNARL. Snarl. Ay, ay; that's ray neighbour Scout's house : he is just come home, to give orders about the dinner, I warrant. Egad! I think I shall make a good day's work; what, with the fifty pounds his father owed mine, which,  ...

‎1825

The London Stage: A Collection of the Most Reputed ...

Snarl's Shop. Enter Snarl, followed by Charles. Snarl. Charles, have yon been looking out for another shepherd, as I told you? Charles. No, sir; I think yon have got a very good one. Atari. No such thing: I tell you that Sheep- face is a rogne ; he ...

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Where We Live: A Citizen's Guide To Conducting A Community ...

When chemicals do not have a chronic SNARL, the lO-day SNARL is reported. ** Tota1 Trihalomethanes is the sum of the concentrations of bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane,bromofonn,andchloroform. CHEMICALS OF ...

Don Harker, Elizabeth Ungar Natter, 1994

Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical & ...

Snarl. Ah, sir, you flatter me ! Scout. Not at all. Egad I now I recollect, I promised Mrs. Scout you should have my custom ; and I don't care if I take a coat, to begin with. Snarl. Pray, sir, look over my patterns : here's a variety of colours. Scout.

George Daniel, Thomas Dolby, 1826

Cumberland's British Theatre: With Remarks, Biographical and ...

Snarl. Ah, sir, you flatter me ! Scout. Not at all. Egad 1 now I recollect, I promised Mrs. Scout you should have my custom ; and 1 don't care if 1 take a coat, to begin with. Snarl. Pray, sir, look over my patterns : here's a variety of colours. Scout.

George Daniel, John Cumberland, 1828

Snarl: A Werewolf Novel

There's just one problem: the pact has been broken and Chev is thrust into a world where nightmares run on all fours, blood flows freely and no one is ever safe. In Easter Glen, by the time you hear a snarl, it's too late.

Lorne Dixon, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNARL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snarl is used in the context of the following news items.

I-85 road repairs could snarl traffic

The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced lane closures on the northbound lanes of I-85 as crews repair sections of the roadway. «CBS46 News Atlanta, Jul 15»

Minor cave-in, massive snarl

Caught in the snarl was Uddhav Thackeray (right), who had gone to attend a function near Priyadarshini Circle. The Shiv Sena chief, however, was far from ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»

Striking French ferry workers snarl Eurotunnel entrance

PARIS (AP) — Striking French ferry workers are blocking access to the loading terminal for the Eurotunnel that links France and England, delaying cargo and ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»

2 crashes snarl traffic on I-4 in Volusia County

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —Crashes on Interstate 4 caused traffic headaches for motorists in Volusia County on Saturday morning. Related. Commission to vote ... «WESH Orlando, Jul 15»

Wreck causes traffic snarl near Evansville road closure

An accident at an Evansville intersection closed for a construction project created a real mess Tuesday morning. It happened at Kentucky and Diamond just ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Jul 15»

NASCAR race crowd expect to snarl traffic

Congestion is expected along highways 37 and 121 this weekend as Sonoma Raceway hosts the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR race. Traffic on the ... «Marin Independent Journal, Jun 15»

Morning storms snarl rush hour traffic, leave thousands without power

Morning storms snarl rush hour traffic, leave thousands without power. Times staff. Tampa Bay Times. Monday, June 22, 2015 8:48am. Print; 0. My Edition. «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»

Climate change the topic for SNARL lecture

Dogs should be left at home. Please do not come early for a walk before the talk; the grounds at SNARL are closed to the public. Lectures last approximately one ... «Sierra Wave, Jun 15»

Freak accident causes traffic snarl on e-way

GURGAON: A freak accident on the IFFCO Chowk flyover led to a huge traffic snarl on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Thursday. Traffic movement was ... «Times of India, Jun 15»

Crashes involving 13 vehicles snarl traffic on McClugage Bridge

PEORIA — Thirteen vehicles were involved in crashes Monday evening on the eastbound span of the McClugage Bridge, closing both lanes for about an hour. «Peoria Journal Star, Jun 15»