snarl

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a vicious angry growl (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
utterance, vocalization
2. an angry vicious expression (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
facial expression, facial gesture
3. something jumbled or confused
- a tangle of government regulations
• Syn:
tangle, maze
• Derivationally related forms:
snarly, tangle (for: tangle)
• Hypernyms:
perplexity

II - verb

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone (Freq. 6)
- The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
- The guard snarled at us
• Syn:
snap
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Sam and Sue snarl
- They snarl that there was a traffic accident
2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise (Freq. 1)
- Bullets snarled past us
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- The child entangled the cord
• Syn:
entangle, tangle, mat
• Ant:
unsnarl, disentangle (for: entangle)
• Derivationally related forms:
tangle (for: tangle)
• Hypernyms:
twist, twine, distort
• Hyponyms:
felt, enmesh, mesh, ensnarl
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They snarl their hair
4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements
• Syn:
snarl up, embrangle
• Hypernyms:
complicate, perplex
• Hyponyms:
snafu
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tangle, maze, snarl up, embrangle, entangle, mat, snap
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out