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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