snarl

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snarl /snɑːl $ snɑːrl/ verb  1  [intransitive]HBAC if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth 〔动物龇牙咧嘴低声地〕咆哮，吼 → growlsnarl at The dog growled and snarled at me. 这条狗对着我龇牙咧嘴地狂嗥。2  [intransitive, transitive]SAY to speak or say something in a nasty, angry way 咆哮着说（话），怒吼 ‘Shut up, ’ he snarled. “住口。”他怒吼道。► see thesaurus at say3  [transitive] (also snarl up British English)TTCTTR to prevent traffic from moving 使〔交通〕堵塞 The traffic was snarled up on both sides of the road. 路上双向的交通都堵塞了。n Grammar Snarl is usually passive in this meaning. —snarl noun [countable] an angry snarl 怒吼→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

snarl• ""Keep your dirty hands off me, '' he snarled.• Every time he asked her a question she snarled a bad-tempered answer.• He has too often been seen snarling and too seldom seen smiling.• Whitlock snarled angrily and tossed the Browning on to the ground.• The old steward came hurrying up, huffing and puffing, but Carey snarled at him so he slunk away.• The most important marketer for the school could be the secretary who snarls at parents when they call or phone.• They snarled at them as if they were criminals and took their papers as if they'd like to tear them to shreds.• Margarett snarled in her diary later that winter.• They're going to give us the information, but it keeps getting snarled up in paperwork.• "What do they want?" snarled Weinstein.• Roads, although often snarled with traffic, are better than in most booming suburbs.Origin snarl 1. (1500-1600) snar “to snarl” ((1500-1600)), from the sound. 2. (1300-1400) snarl “net for catching things” ((14-19 centuries)), from → SNARE1

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snarl /snɑːl $ snɑːrl/ verb1. [intransitive] if an animal snarls, it makes a low angry sound and shows its teeth ⇨ growl
    snarl at
    The dog growled and snarled at me.
2. [intransitive and transitive] to speak or say something in a nasty, angry way:
    ‘Shut up,’ he snarled.
3. [transitive usually passive] (also snarl up British English) to prevent traffic from moving:
    The traffic was snarled up on both sides of the road.
—snarl noun [countable]:
    an angry snarl
     

THESAURUS

■ different ways of saying something
   ▪ whisper to say something very quietly, using your breath rather than your full voice: ‘Don’t wake the baby,’ Jenny whispered.
   ▪ mumble to say something quietly without pronouncing the words clearly: He mumbled his thanks.
   ▪ mutter to say something quietly, especially when you are annoyed but do not want someone to hear you complaining: ‘This is ridiculous,’ he muttered under his breath. | She muttered something about having to go home early.
   ▪ murmur to say something in a soft slow gentle voice: She stroked his hair and murmured, ‘Don’t worry. You’ll be all right.’
   ▪ growl to say something in a low angry voice: ‘As I was saying,’ Lewis growled, ‘it needs to be finished today.’
   ▪ snarl to say something in a nasty angry way: ‘Get out of my way!’ he snarled.
   ▪ exclaim to say something suddenly and loudly: ‘How beautiful!’ she exclaimed.
   ▪ blurt out to suddenly say something without thinking, especially something embarrassing or secret: It was partly nervousness that had made him blurt out the question.
   ▪ stammer/stutter to speak with a lot of pauses and repeated sounds, because you have a speech problem, or because you are nervous or excited: ‘I’ll, I’ll only be a m-moment,’ he stammered.