SNARL

v. growl angrily; make an irritated or hostile sound or remark, grumble; cause to become tangled; confuse, complicate; become tangled

n. tangle, knot; complicated or confused situation; angry growl; irritated or hostile sound or remark, grumble

A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen. It usually indicates hate or pain.Snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle.Snarl is sometimes used to mean an angry-sounding noise, e.g.:In the dark there was a snarling noise (The Fellowship of the Ring, 'Fog on the Barrow-downs', by J. R. R. Tolkien).The snarl of chainsaws.
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Noun
1. a vicious angry growl
(hypernym) utterance, vocalization
2. an angry vicious expression
(hypernym) facial expression, facial gesture
(derivation) snap
3. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
(synonym) tangle, maze
(hypernym) perplexity
(derivation) snarl up, embrangle
Verb
1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
(synonym) snap
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
(hypernym) sound, go
3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
(synonym) entangle, tangle, mat
(antonym) disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out
(hypernym) twist, twine, distort
(hyponym) felt
(derivation) tangle, maze
4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements
(synonym) snarl up, embrangle
(hypernym) complicate, perplex
(hyponym) snafu
(derivation) tangle, maze

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

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

(v. t.)
To embarrass; to insnare.
  

(v. i.)
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
  

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

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

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

Synonyms and related words:
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