snarl (noun)

a vicious angry growl

snarl (noun)

an angry vicious expression

tangle, snarl, maze (verb)

something jumbled or confused

"a tangle of government regulations"

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"

snarl, snarl up, embrangle (verb)

make more complicated or confused through entanglements

snarl (Noun)

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

snarl (Noun)

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

snarl (Verb)

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

snarl (Verb)

To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.

snarl (Verb)

To embarrass; to insnare.

snarl (Verb)

To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

snarl (Verb)

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

Snarl

A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys,rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. Snarling is often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening vocalizations. The word "snarl" may also be used as an onomatopoeia for a threatening noise, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from misunderstanding the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".

Snarl

A snarl is a sound, often a growl or vicious utterance, often accompanied by a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys, rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. The threatening vocalizations of snarling are often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening facial expressions. The word "snarl" is also used as an onomatopoeia for the threatening noise to which it refers, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".