snarl

/snˈɑɹl/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a vicious angry growl
2. an angry vicious expression
3. something jumbled or confused
   “a tangle of government regulations”

verb

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
   “The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”
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”
4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

Synonyms for snarl

• tangle
• maze
• snap
• entangle
• mat
• snarl up
• embrangle

Antonyms of snarl

• unsnarl

Words that rhyme with snarl

• gnarl
• ensnarl
• albemarle
• carl
• carll
• charle
• garl
• gnarle
• harl
• karl
• mccarl