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5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
noun a vicious angry growl
noun an angry vicious expression
originFrequentative 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”).
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