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Snarl Definition & Meaning

snarl
noun
  1. a vicious angry growl
  2. an angry vicious expression
  3. something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
verb
  1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
  2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
  3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
  4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

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What does snarl mean?
a vicious angry growl an angry vicious expression something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us" twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" make more complicated or confused through entanglements
What part of speech is snarl?
Snarl is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does snarl have?
Snarl has 7 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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