Snarl (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Snap

Hypernyms

• Verbalise
• Talk
• Verbalize
• Mouth
• Utter

Related Words

• Snarl (noun)

Meaning ²

Make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

• Go

Related Words

• Snarl (noun)

Meaning ³

Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The old yarn snarled into an impossible knot as I tried to unravel it.
• The multiple cables snarled behind my computer, making it hard to identify the correct one.
• The kids had snarled the jump rope into a messy ball by the time recess was over.
• Trying to rush through the wire installation only caused the wires to snarl and tangle.
• The hair tie broke, causing the long locks to snarl and mat together in a tangled mess.

Synonyms

• Entangle
• Mat
• Tangle

Antonyms

• Unsnarl

Hypernyms

• Twist
• Twine
• Distort

Hyponyms

• Felt
• Mesh
• Enmesh
• Ensnarl

Related Words

• Snarl (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

• Snarl Up
• Embrangle

Hypernyms

• Perplex

Related Words

• Snarl (noun)