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Meanings of snarl in English

Catalan
complicació
Spanish
embrollo

Something jumbled or confused.

complicació
Portuguese
emaranhar
Catalan
embullar
Spanish
enredar

Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.

emaranhar
Catalan
enredar

Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.

enredar
Catalan
grunyir

Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.

grunyir
Synonyms
Examples for "snarl up"
Examples for "snarl up"
1
They will want more snarl up front, but it's hard to rectify a deficiency without compromising a strength.
The Guardian
2
Leave it to Milne's booby traps to snarl up his timetable, and stall any immediate visible success he wants to lay on for the reporters.'
The Naked God
3
Retirees in well-appointed motorhomes, oblivious to the traffic snarled up behind them.
Radio NZ
4
She snarled up into the trees where Tlitoo stood preening his wings.
Secrets of the Wolves
5
If it is, I don't wonder that the crew get snarled up.
Down the Rhine; Or, Young America in Germany
Usage of snarl in English
1
The snarl untangled itself; men began to step back and produce pocketlamps.
The Drums of Jeopardy
2
A snarl of fury burst from the throat of the deposed general.
Beverly of Graustark
3
Faith and Grace leaned forward to look at the snarl of traffic.
Faith
4
Ayla felt him leave, and an instant later heard him snarl menacingly.
The Plains of Passage
5
The spitty snarl of the apparatus filled the air for rods roundabout.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
6
His answer was a predator's snarl, over the body of its prey.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7
Duane spoke in a half snarl, held a revolver in his hand.
The Tarn of Eternity
8
His screams grew fainter until they were lost in the worrying snarl.
Tales of Terror and Mystery
9
The sound they heard was the low, complaining snarl of the Wolf.
Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six
10
A shout and a snarl from the further end of the room.
The Night Horseman
11
A vast rumble sounded, far louder than the snarl of any thunder.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
12
Behind mask plate Ross's lips writhed in the snarl of the hunted.
Key Out of Time
13
A couple of cars swing out of line and snarl past him.
Once upon a time in America
14
This outbreak terminated in a sound between a snarl and a bellow.
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
15
It struck something softer than the logs: a hideous snarl came forth.
Animal Heroes
16
McKay looked up at that, baring his teeth in a swift snarl:
In Secret
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Translations for snarl
Snarl through the time
Snarl across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common