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notify
English
Etymology
From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?no?t?fa?/
Verb
notify (third-person singular simple present notifies, present participle notifying, simple past and past participle notified)
- (transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [mid-15c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To make (something) known. [late 14c.]
- (obsolete, transitive) To make note of (something).
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
Usage notes
As illustrated by the two examples of use, the direct object of the verb can either be the party to which notice is given, or the event of which notice is given.
Synonyms
- apprise, inform; See also Thesaurus:inform
Related terms
- notifier
- notification
- notifyee
Translations
References
Anagrams
- tonify
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snarl
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sn??(?)l/
- Rhymes: -??(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, (Please provide a date or year).
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
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