snarl meaning

snarl as a verb

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
   • The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
   • The guard snarled at us

   Synonyms: snap

   Type of: talk

2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
   • Bullets snarled past us

   Type of: sound

3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
   • The child entangled the cord

   Synonyms: entangle, tangle, mat

   Opposite: unsnarl

   Type of: twist

   Kinds: felt, enmesh

4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

   Synonyms: snarl up, embrangle

   Type of: complicate

   Kinds: snafu

snarl as a noun

1. a vicious angry growl

   Type of: utterance

2. an angry vicious expression

   Type of: facial expression

3. something jumbled or confused
   • a tangle of government regulations

   Synonyms: tangle, maze

   Type of: perplexity

   Related forms: snarly

snarl in a sentence

• The creature continued to snarl as it got closer to Boris.
• The dog made a snarling motion.
• Matthew's dog was snarling.
• Ziri heard the sound of loud snarling.
• Yanni looked angry, almost snarling.

How to pronounce snarl

snarl is pronounced /snɑːl/ in British English and /snɑrl/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with snarl

• morale
• locale
• banal
• chorale