snarl
verb
[ snɑːl ]
• (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth.
• "the dog snarled at the boy"
Similar:
growl,
show its teeth,
snarl
noun
• an act or sound of snarling.
• "a snarl of rage"
Origin:
late 16th century: extension of obsolete snar, of Germanic origin; related to German schnarren ‘rattle, snarl’, probably imitative.
snarl
verb
• entangle something.
• "the trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush"
Similar:
tangle,
entangle,
entwine,
enmesh,
ravel,
knot,
twist,
intertwine,
jumble,
muddle,
foul,
• decorate (metalwork) with raised shapes by hammering the underside.
snarl
noun
• a knot or tangle.
• "snarls of wild raspberry plants"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘snare, noose’ and ‘catch in a snare’): from snare.
