- to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
- to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl.
- to say by snarling: to snarl a threat.
- the act of snarling.
- a snarling sound or utterance.
- a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire.
- a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl.
- a knot in wood.
- to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.
- to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up.
- to raise or emboss, as parts of a thin metal vessel, by hammering on a tool (snarling iron ) held against the inner surface of the vessel.
- to become tangled; get into a tangle.
- (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth
- to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily
- a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression
- the act of snarling
- a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc
- a complicated or confused state or situation
- a knot in wood
- to be, become, or make tangled or complicated
- to confuse mentally
- to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface