snarling
present participle ofsnarl
| 单词 | snarling |
| 释义 | snarling present participle ofsnarl snarl verb[IorT] uk/snɑːl/us/snɑːrl/snarlverb[I or T](SOUND)(especiallyofdogs) to make adeep,roughsoundwhileshowingtheteeth, usually inangeror (ofpeople) tospeakor say somethingangrilyandforcefully: Thedogsstartedto snarlateach other so I had toseparatethem. [+ speech]"Go tohell!", he snarled. Animal (non-human) behaviour
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Talking angrily snarlverb[I or T](TWIST)US tobecometwistedtogether anddifficulttoseparate; to make somethingbecometwistedtogether : Theyarnsnarled as sheunwoundit. Thatoldbrushwill snarlyourhair. Examplesofsnarlingsnarling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A chair, for example, affords for an adult the options of sitting on, standing on, or even hoisting as a defense againstsnarlingdogs. From theCambridge English Corpus He duly did, creating a language appropriate to these gruff,snarlingwarrior aliens (see panel). From theCambridge English Corpus Whining, groaning, grating, gurgling,snarling, even screeching, could all make telling contributions where appropriate. From theCambridge English Corpus There is bickering,snarlingand wrangling among them all the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He issnarlingand worse than any being from outer space. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is therefore very difficult to take out of those numbers the relatively small number of compulsory redundancies withoutsnarlingup the entire programme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We in our area are fastsnarlingup rather than moving out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When the tunnel is closed for repairs or when an accident happens, thesnarlingup is tremendous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is complete and utter chaos at peak periods and, as the population increases, thesnarling-up of traffic will become worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we want in the industrial climate of this country is a philosophy of greed and notsnarlingenvy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can pass someone in the street to whom it will take an immediate dislike and make that clear bysnarling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are like rats in a trap snapping andsnarlingin every direction, attacking not merely men but women and children as well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the disasters of the past few years has been that the miners and the owners have beensnarlingat each other distances away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no use oursnarlingabout this or refusing to recognise it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Within a short time, unless something very firm is done, there will be asnarlingup of the traffic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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