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wirres Knäuel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
  • tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.

Senses

wirres Knäuel is used for these senses in English:

  • snarl A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
  • tangle A tangled twisted mass.

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.

tangle — full definition

  1. verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.
  2. verb To get into a fight, argument, or dispute with someone.
  3. noun A twisted, knotted mass, or a confused, complicated situation.

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