 snarl |
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| 1. | [ verb ] utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone | |
| Synonyms: | snap | |
| Examples: | "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer" "The guard snarled at us" |
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| Related terms: | talk | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise | |
| Examples: | "Bullets snarled past us" |
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| Related terms: | go | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an angry vicious expression | |
| Related terms: | facial_expression snap | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a vicious angry growl | |
| Related terms: | utterance | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make more complicated or confused through entanglements | |
| Synonyms: | embrangle snarl_up | |
| Related terms: | complicate snafu complication | |
| 6. | [ verb ] twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | |
| Synonyms: | tangle mat entangle | |
| Examples: | "The child entangled the cord" |
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| Related terms: | disentangle disentangle twist disfigure enmesh felt complication | |
| 7. | [ noun ] something jumbled or confused | |
| Synonyms: | tangle maze complication | |
| Examples: | "a tangle of government regulations" |
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| Related terms: | perplexity | |
| Similar spelling: |
snarly snarled snarl-up snarl_up |
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