Snarling

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of producing a snarl or growl.

    "When dogs fight, there are usually preliminaries to the actual combat — snarlings and bristlings and stiff-legged struttings. But White Fang learned to omit these preliminaries."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of snarl form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Growling, having a snarl.

    "The snarling dog scared me away without ever opening its mouth."

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"Sami's dog was growling and snarling."

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