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countersnarl

countersnarl noun: a snarl in response to another person's snarl.

Noun

countersnarl (plural countersnarls)

  1. A snarl in response to another person's snarl.
    • It seems a natural question to ask as we watch international relations reduced to a welter of snarls and countersnarls.1950, United States. Dept. of State, International Information and Cultural Series, volume 11, page 5

Forms of countersnarl

pluralcountersnarls

Origin of countersnarl

From counter- + snarl.

Questions about countersnarl

What does countersnarl mean?
Countersnarl means a snarl in response to another person's snarl.
What part of speech is countersnarl?
Countersnarl is a noun.
What is the plural of countersnarl?
The plural of countersnarl is countersnarls.

Words near countersnarl in the dictionary

  1. countersloped
  2. counterslopes
  3. countersloping
  4. countersmile
  5. countersmiles
  6. countersnarl
  7. countersnarls
  8. countersniper
  9. countersnipers
  10. countersocialization
  11. countersocialize

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