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yell
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English ?ellen, yellen, from Old English ?iellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellan?. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
Verb
yell (third-person singular simple present yells, present participle yelling, simple past and past participle yelled)
- (intransitive) shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- (transitive) to convey by shouting
- He yelled directions to the party from the car.
- (slang) to tell someone off (in a loud and angry manner)
- If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
Usage notes
To yell at someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.
Synonyms
- (shout): call, cry, holler, shout
- See also Thesaurus:shout
Derived terms
Related terms
- gale
- yelp
Translations
Noun
yell (plural yells)
- A shout.
- A phrase to be shouted.
- 1912, The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
- After the dinner a general reception was held in the spacious parlors of the hotel during which the occasion was very much enlivened with the old college songs and old college yells, which transported us all in mind and feelings […]
- 1912, The Michigan Alumnus (volume 18, page 152)
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).
Adjective
yell (not comparable)
- (Ulster) dry (of cow)
Anagrams
- Lyle
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English yell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?j?l/
- Hyphenation: yell
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
yell m (plural yells)
- yell, a slogan to be shouted, especially in sports or games (e.g. by players, cheerleaders or the audience)
Related terms
- gil
- gillen
- yellen
Middle English
Noun
yell
- Alternative form of ?elle
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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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