how to pronounce snarl

/snɑːl/

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snarl is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of snarl in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and a bit of a snarl ear exhaust out the …”

meanings of snarl

verb:

To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
To become entangled.
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

noun:

A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
A squabble.
An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
A slow-moving traffic jam.
A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

snarl frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word snarl occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics snarl can be related to

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