Overview of noun snarl

The noun snarl has 3 senses

• snarl -- (a vicious angry growl)


• snarl -- (an angry vicious expression)


• tangle, snarl, maze -- (something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations")

Overview of verb snarl

The verb snarl has 4 senses

• snap, snarl -- (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us")


• snarl -- (make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us")


• entangle, tangle, mat, snarl -- (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord")


• snarl, snarl up, embrangle -- (make more complicated or confused through entanglements)