Snarl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used without object)
  1. to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
  2. to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl.
verb (used with object)
  1. to say by snarling: to snarl a threat.
noun
  1. the act of snarling.
  2. a snarling sound or utterance.
noun
  1. a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire.
  2. a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl.
  3. a knot in wood.
verb (used with object)
  1. to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair.
  2. to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up.
  3. 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.
verb (used without object)
  1. to become tangled; get into a tangle.
verb
  1. (of an animal) to growl viciously, baring the teeth
  2. to speak or express (something) viciously or angrily
noun
  1. a vicious growl, utterance, or facial expression
  2. the act of snarling
noun
  1. a tangled mass of thread, hair, etc
  2. a complicated or confused state or situation
  3. a knot in wood
verb
  1. to be, become, or make tangled or complicated
  2. to confuse mentally
  3. to flute or emboss (metal) by hammering on a tool held against the under surface
Snarl (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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