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anschnauzen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.

Senses

anschnauzen is used for these senses in English:

  • jump down someone's throat (idiomatic) To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
  • snarl (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

snarl — full definition

  1. verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
  2. verb To speak in an angry, aggressive tone.
  3. verb To tangle something up, or to become congested, as with traffic.
  4. noun A tangled knot, or a bad traffic jam.
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