embrangle vs snarl what difference
what is difference between embrangle and snarl
English
Etymology
em- + brangle
Verb
embrangle (third-person singular simple present embrangles, present participle embrangling, simple past and past participle embrangled)
- (transitive) To embroil.
- 2003, Robert S. Leiken, Why Nicaragua Vanished: A Story of Reporters and Revolutionaries
- When it came to governments as hostile to Washington as the Sandinista, such an observation embrangles Sigal’s larger claim about “official dominance of national and foreign news.”
- 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown’s School Days
- Then there was poor Jacob Dodson, the half-witted boy, who ambled about cheerfully, undertaking messages and little helpful odds and ends for every one, which, however, poor Jacob managed always hopelessly to embrangle.
- 2003, Robert S. Leiken, Why Nicaragua Vanished: A Story of Reporters and Revolutionaries
Derived terms
- embranglement
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)l
Etymology 1
From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snaren (“to trap, tangle”). Equivalent to snare + -le.
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- to snarl a skein of thread
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford
- [the] question that they would have snarled him with
- November 9, 1550, Hugh Latimer, Sermon Preached at Stanford
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
Derived terms
- ensnarl
- unsnarl
Translations
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- Synonym: entanglement
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
Synonyms
- (entangled situation): imbroglio
Translations
Etymology 2
Frequentative of earlier snar (“to growl”), perhaps from Middle Low German snorren (“to drone”), of probably imitative origin. Equivalent to snar + -le. Related to German schnarren (“to rattle”) and schnurren (“to hum, buzz”).
Verb
snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted.
Derived terms
- snarling
- snarlingly
Translations
Noun
snarl (plural snarls)
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- A squabble.
Derived terms
- snarl word
Translations
Further reading
- snarl in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- snarl in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- snarl at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021), “snarl”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “snarl”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
Anagrams
- larns
Icelandic
Etymology
Back-formation from snarla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s(t)nartl/
- Rhymes: -artl
Noun
snarl n (genitive singular snarls, no plural)
- snack (light meal)
Declension
See also
- snakk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- snarle
Etymology
Either from snare + -el or a back-formation from snarlen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /snarl/
Noun
snarl (plural snarles) (rare)
- A trap for catching animals.
- A noose or snare (rope loop)
- (figuratively) A temptation or peril.
Descendants
- English: snarl
- Scots: snarl
References
- “snarl(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.