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unsnarl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-snarl
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove or undo a snarl or tangle.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English snarl English unsnarl From un- + snarl.

Inflected Forms

unsnarls (present, singular) unsnarling (participle, present) unsnarled (participle, past) unsnarled (past)

Synonyms

disentangle unravel feeze tease out unsnarl untangle straighten out

Antonyms

snarl enmesh ensnare ensnarl entangle foul implicate imply involve mat ravel tangle

Questions

What does unsnarl mean?
To remove or undo a snarl or tangle.
Where does unsnarl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English snarl English unsnarl From un- + snarl.

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