snarl
part of speech
verb (snarl, snarls, snarled, snarling); noun (a snarl, snarls)
meaning for a pupil
1) When an animal such as a dog snarls, it shows its teeth and makes a deep, angry growl. tree →
2) When a person snarls, they say something in an angry, nasty voice. tree →
3) (noun) A snarl is that angry growl or angry look. tree →
4) A snarl is also a tangle, a knot of hair, string or wool; and things such as traffic can snarl, become stuck and tangled up. tree →
5) (UK) A snarl-up is a traffic jam. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories "snarled" is a strong speech verb that shows anger instead of "said". In nature lessons it describes warning signs of dogs, wolves and big cats: back away slowly. In everyday life, hair snarls and traffic snarl-ups. Phrases: "snarl at someone", "snarl up", "a snarl of wires", "traffic snarl".
examples
- The guard dog snarled at the stranger at the gate. tree →
- "Get out of my room!" my sister snarled. tree →
- The wolf gave a low snarl and showed its teeth. tree →
- Mum combed the snarls out of my hair. tree →
- The fishing line got snarled around the reel. tree →
- There was a huge snarl-up on the motorway this morning. tree →
- If a dog snarls, stand still and do not stare at it. tree →
- The villain snarled his answer. tree →
- "What!" snarled the Wolf, whirling around. tree →
note
Regular verb: snarled, snarling. "Snarl" (growl) and "snarl" (tangle) look the same but come from different old words. "Snarl-up" is mostly British. Do not confuse with "snail" or "sneer".
In the corpora
- He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom.
- It is an honour for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be snarling.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «snarl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.