English words for 'an angry vicious expression'
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noun
- an angry vicious expression
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- a vicious angry growl
- something jumbled or confused
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- A squabble.
verb
- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
noun
- Anger; a fit of anger.
- A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
- State of mind; mood.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- A tendency to become angry.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
- (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- (pottery, architecture) A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; tempering.
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- a sudden outburst of anger
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
verb
- (cooking) To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- To moderate or control.
- change by restraining or moderating
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
noun
- Fury, rage, ire.
- A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.
- A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
- (firefighting) A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
- A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
- A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
- A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- (figuratively, poetic) The sea.
- (African-American Vernacular, in the plural) Sneakers.
- a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
verb
adj
- characterized by anger
- quickly aroused to anger
- easily moved to anger
- (medicine) Synonym of choleraic (“of or relating to cholera; also, affected by cholera”).
- Of or relating to choler.
- (astrology, historical) Of a planet or zodiac sign, season, etc.: affecting people having an excess of choler, causing anger or irritability.
- Of a person: having an excess of choler, and thus having a tendency to become angry easily; also, of a person's complexion or temperament: dominated by choler.
- Of a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry, enraged.
- Senses relating to cholera (“any of several acute infectious diseases caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium”).
- Of an act, feeling, words, etc.: arising from or showing anger.
noun
verb
- To behave violently; to rage.
- (Australia, slang, transitive) To search a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
- (slang, transitive) To swindle or rob violently.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
- furnish with a ramp
- creep up — used especially of plants
- be rampant
noun
- (Australia, slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- A scale of values.
- (slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
- A speed bump.
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- (aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
- (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- (cricket) A way of hitting a boundary by facing the bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball. 100% of it done against pace.
- (slang) An act of violent robbery.
- Any of species Allium tricoccum of plants related to the onion; a wild leek.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
- (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
- An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- (Appalachia, derogatory) A worthless person.
- A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
- (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
- a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
- an inclined surface connecting two levels
adj
- (comparable, slang) Very angry.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.
- (comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
- relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
adj
prep_phrase
adj
noun
verb
noun
- The state of being angry.
- Rash folly.
- The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
- obsolete terms for legal insanity
- an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
- a feeling of intense anger
- the quality of being rash and foolish
verb
- utter with anger or contempt
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- drive a skewer through
- rain gently
- (intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- (ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- (transitive, dialectal) To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
- (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- (transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- (transitive, slang, hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- (transitive, dialectal) To plant (something) using a spade.
- (ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
- (intransitive, slang, humorous) (in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
- (ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To dig, to spade.
- (impersonal) To rain or snow slightly.
noun
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- Likeness; used, usually in set phrases (see spitting image) of a person who exactly resembles someone else.
- (geography) A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula or bar.
- (countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
- (uncountable) Synonym of slam (“card game”).
- (uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
- The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
- The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
verb
- utter with anger or contempt
- spit up in an explosive manner
- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- (transitive) To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out.
- (transitive) To say scornfully.
- (transitive) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
- (transitive) To eject.
adj
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
adj
noun
- The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
- The action of steam on something.
- The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymic) operation under load.
- (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus or train.
- The act or process of seafaring under steam power.
verb
adv
verb
noun
noun
- (figuratively) Pent-up anger.
- Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- (figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.
- (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.
- Mist, fog.
- The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
- A steam-powered vehicle, referring to their use.
- The act of cooking by steaming.
- Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
- (transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
- (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.
- (intransitive, literal, figurative) To be cooked with steam.
- (transitive) To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- (transitive) To cover with condensed water vapor.
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
- emit steam
- get very agitated or angry
- clean by means of steaming
- travel by means of steam power
- rise as vapor
verb
noun
- an angry vicious expression
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- a vicious angry growl
- something jumbled or confused
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- A squabble.
verb
- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
noun
- Anger; a fit of anger.
- A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
- State of mind; mood.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- A tendency to become angry.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.
- (sugar manufacture, historical) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
- The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- (pottery, architecture) A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; tempering.
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
- a sudden outburst of anger
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
verb
- (cooking) To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.
- To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
- (music) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
- To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.
- To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
- To moderate or control.
- change by restraining or moderating
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
noun
- Fury, rage, ire.
- A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated.
- A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid.
- (firefighting) A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires.
- A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc.
- A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat.
- A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water.
- A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- (figuratively, poetic) The sea.
- (African-American Vernacular, in the plural) Sneakers.
- a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
verb
noun
- The state of being angry.
- Rash folly.
- The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
- obsolete terms for legal insanity
- an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
- unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm
- a feeling of intense anger
- the quality of being rash and foolish
noun
- (figuratively) Pent-up anger.
- Exhaled breath into cold air below the dew point of the exhalation.
- (figuratively) Internal energy for progress or motive power.
- (fencing) Fencing without the use of any electric equipment.
- Mist, fog.
- The hot gaseous form of water, formed when water changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase (at or above its boiling point temperature).
- Pressurized water vapour used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical energy.
- A steam-powered vehicle, referring to their use.
- The act of cooking by steaming.
- Travel by means of a steam-powered vehicle.
- water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- (intransitive) To produce or vent steam.
- (transitive) To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- (transitive, cooking) To cook with steam.
- (figuratively or literally) To move with great or excessive purposefulness.
- (intransitive) To travel by means of steam power.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make angry.
- (intransitive, literal, figurative) To be cooked with steam.
- (transitive) To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- (transitive) To cover with condensed water vapor.
- cook something by letting steam pass over it
- emit steam
- get very agitated or angry
- clean by means of steaming
- travel by means of steam power
- rise as vapor
verb
- To behave violently; to rage.
- (Australia, slang, transitive) To search a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
- (slang, transitive) To swindle or rob violently.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
- furnish with a ramp
- creep up — used especially of plants
- be rampant
noun
- (Australia, slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- A scale of values.
- (slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
- A speed bump.
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- (aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
- (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- (cricket) A way of hitting a boundary by facing the bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball. 100% of it done against pace.
- (slang) An act of violent robbery.
- Any of species Allium tricoccum of plants related to the onion; a wild leek.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
- (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
- An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- (Appalachia, derogatory) A worthless person.
- A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
- (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
- a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
- an inclined surface connecting two levels
verb
- utter with anger or contempt
- expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth
- drive a skewer through
- rain gently
- (intransitive) To make a spitting sound, like an angry cat.
- (ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
- (transitive, dialectal) To dig (something) using a spade; also, to turn (the soil) using a plough.
- (transitive) To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.
- (transitive) To impale on a spit; to pierce with a sharp object.
- (transitive, slang, hip-hop) To rap, to utter.
- (transitive, dialectal) To plant (something) using a spade.
- (ambitransitive) To emit or expel in a manner similar to evacuating saliva from the mouth.
- (intransitive, slang, humorous) (in the form spitting) To spit facts; to tell the truth.
- (ambitransitive) To utter (something) violently.
- (intransitive, dialectal) To dig, to spade.
- (impersonal) To rain or snow slightly.
noun
- the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a skewer for holding meat over a fire
- Likeness; used, usually in set phrases (see spitting image) of a person who exactly resembles someone else.
- (geography) A generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula or bar.
- (countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.
- A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.
- (uncountable) Synonym of slam (“card game”).
- (uncountable) Saliva, especially when expectorated.
- The depth to which the blade of a spade goes into the soil when it is used for digging; a layer of soil of the depth of a spade's blade.
- The amount of soil that a spade holds; a spadeful.
verb
- utter with anger or contempt
- spit up in an explosive manner
- discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth
- (transitive) To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out.
- (transitive) To say scornfully.
- (transitive) To say reluctantly (see also spit it out).
- (transitive) To eject.
verb
noun
verb
adj
- characterized by anger
- quickly aroused to anger
- easily moved to anger
- (medicine) Synonym of choleraic (“of or relating to cholera; also, affected by cholera”).
- Of or relating to choler.
- (astrology, historical) Of a planet or zodiac sign, season, etc.: affecting people having an excess of choler, causing anger or irritability.
- Of a person: having an excess of choler, and thus having a tendency to become angry easily; also, of a person's complexion or temperament: dominated by choler.
- Of a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry, enraged.
- Senses relating to cholera (“any of several acute infectious diseases caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium”).
- Of an act, feeling, words, etc.: arising from or showing anger.
noun
adj
- (comparable, slang) Very angry.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.
- (comparable) Of or relating to projectiles moving under their own momentum, aerodynamic drag, gravity, and sometimes rocket power, without significant lift.
- relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity
adj
adj
noun
verb
adj
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
adj
noun
- The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
- The action of steam on something.
- The raising of steam by a steam locomotive etc; the maintenance of a head of steam during operation; (metonymic) operation under load.
- (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus or train.
- The act or process of seafaring under steam power.