Definition
To growl menacingly, or to speak in an angry, fierce tone; can also mean to tangle or twist into knots.
Etymology
From Middle English 'snarlen,' possibly from Old Norse. The growling meaning came first, while the tangling meaning evolved separately, possibly from the appearance of a twisted thing looking fierce.
Kelly Says
A dog's snarl and a traffic snarl come from the same word because both involve things becoming twisted and aggressive—one is sound, one is chaos, but they both feel dangerous.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይን
en-de ay-n
CSČeština
kňučet
knyu-chet
DEDeutsch
knurren
knoor-ren
ELΕλληνικά
σφύριγμα
sfy-ri-gma
ESEspañol
gruñir
groon-eer
FRFrançais
grogner
groh-nyehr
HIहिन्दी
रौंघना
raung-hna
IDBahasa Indonesia
geram
ge-ram
ITItaliano
ringhiare
rin-ghi-a-reh
KO한국어
으르렁거리다
eul-reung-geo-ri-da
MSBahasa Melayu
geram
ge-ram
NLNederlands
grommen
groh-men
PAPA
ਰੌਂ Ready
raun ready
PLPolski
szarcze
shar-che
PTPortuguês
rosnar
ro-snar
RORomână
a se lăsa
a se la-sa
SWKiswahili
kufuru
koo-fu-roo
TRTürkçe
kükremek
kyoo-kreh-mek
UKУкраїнська
рычати
ry-cha-tyi
VITiếng Việt
gầm gừ
gam gu