SNARL

tangle, snarl, maze

(noun) something jumbled or confused; “a tangle of government regulations”

snarl

(noun) an angry vicious expression

snarl

(noun) a vicious angry growl

snarl, snarl up, embrangle

(verb) make more complicated or confused through entanglements

snap, snarl

(verb) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; “The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”; “The guard snarled at us”

snarl

(verb) make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; “Bullets snarled past us”

entangle, tangle, mat, snarl

(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; “The child entangled the cord”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)

(transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.

(intransitive) To become entangled.

(transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.

(transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.

To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

Noun

snarl (plural snarls)

A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.

Synonym: entanglement

An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.

A slow-moving traffic jam.

Synonyms

• (entangled situation): imbroglio

Etymology 2

Verb

snarl (third-person singular simple present snarls, present participle snarling, simple past and past participle snarled)

(intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

(transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.

(intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

Noun

snarl (plural snarls)

The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.

A squabble.

Anagrams

• larns

Source: Wiktionary

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Snarl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snarled; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.] Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

Snarl, v. t. Etym: [From Snare, v. t.]

1. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. "Her snarled hair." Spenser.

2. To embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. Latimer.

Snarl, n.

Definition: A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

Snarl, v. i. Etym: [From Snar.]

1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds." Dryden & Lee.

2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden.

Snarl, n.

Definition: The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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