Definitions for snarl
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snarlnoun

   a vicious angry growl

2. snarlnoun

   an angry vicious expression

3. tangle, snarl, mazeverb

   something jumbled or confused

   "a tangle of government regulations"

4. snap, snarlverb

   utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

   "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"

5. snarlverb

   make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise

   "Bullets snarled past us"

6. entangle, tangle, mat, snarlverb

   twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

   "The child entangled the cord"

7. snarl, snarl up, embrangleverb

   make more complicated or confused through entanglements

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snarlnoun

   A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

2. snarlnoun

   The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

3. snarlverb

   To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

4. snarlverb

   To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.

5. snarlverb

   To embarrass; to insnare.

6. snarlverb

   To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

7. snarlverb

   To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Snarlverb

   To intangle; to embarrass. I know not that this sense is well authorised.

   Confused snarled consciences render it difficult to pull out thread by thread. Decay of Piety.

2. To SNARLverb

   Etymology: snarren, Dutch.

   1. To growl as an angry animal; to gnarre.

   What! were you snarling all before I came,
   Ready to catch each other by the throat,
   And turn you all your hatred now on me? William Shakespeare, R. III.

   He is born with teeth!
   And so I was; which plainly signify’d
   That I should snarl, and bite, and play the dog. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

   The she’s even of the savage herd are safe:
   All, when they snarl or bite, have no return
   But courtship from the male. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

   Now, for the bare pick’d bone of majesty,
   Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest,
   And snarleth in the gentle eyes of peace. William Shakespeare, K. John.

   An angry cur
   Snarls while he feeds. John Dryden, Oedipus.

   2. To speak roughly; to talk in rude terms.

   ’Tis malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden.

   The honest farmer and his wife,
   Two years declin’d from prime of life,
   Had struggled with the marriage-noose,
   As almost ev’ry couple does:
   Sometimes my plague! sometimes my darling!
   Kissing to-day, to-morrow snarling. Matthew Prior.

   Where hast thou been snarling odious truths, and entertaining company with discourse of their diseases? William Congreve.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snarl

   A snarl is a sound, often a growl or vicious utterance, often accompanied by a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys, rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. The threatening vocalizations of snarling are often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening facial expressions. The word "snarl" is also used as an onomatopoeia for the threatening noise to which it refers, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".

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1. snarl

   A snarl is a threatening expression or sound typically made by an aggressive or angry animal, such as a dog showing its teeth and growling. However, it can also be used to describe a complicated or confused situation, like a snarl of wires or yarn. In terms of traffic, a snarl is a chaotic or congested situation with many vehicles.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snarlverb

   to form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface

2. Snarlverb

   to entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread

3. Snarlverb

   to embarrass; to insnare

4. Snarlnoun

   a knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty

5. Snarlverb

   to growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds

6. Snarlverb

   to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms

7. Snarlnoun

   the act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention

8. Etymology: [From Snare, v. t.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snarl

   A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys,rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. Snarling is often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening vocalizations. The word "snarl" may also be used as an onomatopoeia for a threatening noise, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from misunderstanding the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snarl

   snärl, v.i. to growl, as a surly dog: to speak in a surly manner.—v.t. to utter snarlingly.—n. a growl, a jealous quarrelsome utterance.—n. Snar′ler.—adjs. Snar′ling, growling, snappish; Snar′ly. [Prob. imit.; Low Ger. snarren, Ger. schnarren; conn. with Eng. snore.]

2. Snarl

   snärl, v.t. to twist, entangle, confuse.—v.i. to become entangled.—n. a knot or any kind of complication: a squabble.—adj. Snarled, twisted.—ns. Snar′ling-ī′ron, -tool, a curved tool for snarling or fluting hollow metal-ware, &c.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of snarl in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of snarl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of snarl in a Sentence

1. Goethe:

   We are accustomed to see men deride what they do not understand, and snarl at the good and beautiful because it lies beyond their sympathies.

2. Julie Halstead:

   The pendulum of the political environment really swung in the past 10 years, there were more and more protests, which would snarl traffic. Opioid problems. Homelessness. Crime. It was encroaching where we lived.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=snarl
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snarl
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=snarl
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snarl
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarl
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=snarl
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=snarl