Definition of 'snarl'

Noun

1. a vicious angry growl
2. an angry vicious expression
3. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
      Synonyms: tangle maze

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
2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
      Synonyms: entangle tangle mat
      Antonyms: disentangle unsnarl straighten out disentangle unsnarl straighten out
4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements
      Synonyms: snarl up embrangle

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