Толковый словарь английского языка - snarl
Snarl
snarl
I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to become knotted and intertwined ; tangle , to make excessively complicated, intransitive verb to become ~ed, ~er noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e snare, noose, probably from ~en, verb Date: 1609 a tangle especially of hairs or thread ; knot , a tangled situation , ~y adjective III. verb Etymology: frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle Date: 1589 intransitive verb to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth, to give vent to anger in surly language, transitive verb to utter or express with a ~ or by ~ing, ~er noun IV. noun Date: 1613 a surly angry growl, ~y adjective
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a dog) make an angry growl with bared teeth. 2 intr. (of a person) speak cynically; make bad-tempered complaints or criticisms. 3 tr. (often foll. by out) a utter in a snarling tone. b express (discontent etc.) by snarling. --n. the act or sound of snarling. Derivatives snarler n. snarlingly adv. snarly adj. (snarlier, snarliest). Etymology: earlier snar f. (M)LG, MHG snarren 2. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up) twist; entangle; confuse and hamper the movement of (traffic etc.). 2 intr. (often foll. by up) become entangled, congested, or confused. 3 tr. adorn the exterior of (a narrow metal vessel) with raised work. --n. a knot or tangle. Phrases and idioms snarling iron an implement used for snarling metal. snarl-up colloq. a traffic jam; a muddle; a mistake. Etymology: ME f. snare (n. & v.): sense 3 perh. f. noun in dial. sense 'knot in wood' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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