SNARL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of snarl in English
snarl verb [I or T]
(SOUND )
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snarl verb [I or T]
(TWIST )
snarl noun [C]
(SOUND )
"Take your hands off me!" she said with a snarl.
(Definition of snarl from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
snarl | Intermediate English
snarl verb [I/T]
(THREATEN )
snarl verb [I/T]
(STOP MOVEMENT )
(Definition of snarl from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of snarl
snarl
Others sniff at the edges, snarl and bark but then back off, only to return later.
Barricades lined the streets, and traffic was snarled by the sea of humanity.
Out on the streets traffic snarls around the intersections, and taxis and buses are crammed with commuters on their way home after a long week.
For half an hour, as she tried to shoo them away, a pack of pit bulls snarled and snapped at her metal door.
Traffic was snarled well after the road reopened.
Again, the officer was not - he wasn't, himself, snarling at my father.
Whenever some city proposes taking lanes away from a road, residents scream that they're going to create a huge traffic snarl .
They snarl , bark, urge each other to action, and some rush forward to bite.
Those tweaks prevented traffic from snarling at the light, the main concern of transportation planners.
It's recommended that visitors walk, bike or take a train to avoid traffic snarls.
As the swearing-in ceremony neared around noon, hundreds of people remained snarled in long lines.
Work started about 7:30 a.m. and created an unnecessary traffic snarl as 8 a.m. approached.
The snow isn't something that will really snarl traffic, but could make roads slick.
Cold and snow snarled air and road travel, shattered temperature records and contributed to at least nine deaths.
The blowing snow and drifts snarled all manner of travel.
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Translations of snarl
in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指狗）齜牙低吼, （人）咆哮，吼叫, 交纏起來…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指狗）龇牙低吼, （人）咆哮，吼叫, 交缠起来…
in Spanish
gruñir, gruñido [masculine, singular]…
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falar com rispidez, rosnar, falar rispidamente…
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hırlamak, hırlar gibi konuşmak, kızgın kızgın konuşmak…
gronder, montrer les dents, dire d’un ton hargneux…
snerre, snerr [neuter], knurre…
гарчати, ричати, ричання…
يَتَكَلَّم بِغَضَب, يُكَشِّر عَن أنْيابِه…
(화가 나서) 으르렁 거리듯 말하다, 으르렁 거리다…
parlare minacciosamente, ringhiare, ringhio…
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