snarl

Nouns

  • (n) a vicious angry growl
  • (n) an angry vicious expression
  • (n) something jumbled or confused
    • a tangle of government regulations
    maze, tangle,

Verbs

  • (v) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
    • The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
    • The guard snarled at us
    snap,
  • (v) make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
    • Bullets snarled past us
  • (v) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    • The child entangled the cord
    mat, entangle, tangle,
  • (v) make more complicated or confused through entanglements embrangle, snarl up,

Synonyms

snap mat entangle tangle maze embrangle snarl up

Antonyms

unsnarl disentangle straighten out

Words of close approximity

snare snarf
snag snap
snack snafu snail snake snaky snare snarf
snarled snarl up snarl-up snarly