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snarl
What does snarl mean?
snarl (verb): to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use snarl in a sentence?
- The guard snarled at us. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce snarl?
/snɑɹl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does snarl come from?
Frequentative of earlier snar (“to growl”), perhaps from Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), of probably imitative origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of snarl?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “snarl”?
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What does “snarl” mean?
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
Not quite: that's what interfere means.
to give way under force; to succumb to a force
Not quite: that's what yield means.
to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms
Right! That's what “snarl” means.
to weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage
Not quite: that's what undermine means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “snarl”?
duck
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sink
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snap
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skip
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