snarling
adjective, noun, verb
snarling is spelled S-N-A-R-L-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, snarling means “Growling, having a snarl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in snarling?
| Letters | 8: S-N-A-R-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is snarling?
Snarling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce snarling?
Snarling has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of snarling
- snarlings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does snarling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Growling, having a snarl.
The snarling dog scared me away without ever opening its mouth.
noun
- 1
The act of producing a snarl or growl.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of snarl
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Snarling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the act of producing a snarl:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | knurrend |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.