snarl
snarl is a 5-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb, noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
- transitive verb. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
- transitive verb. To embarrass; to insnare.
- noun. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
- intransitive verb. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- intransitive verb. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- noun. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- noun. something jumbled or confused
"a tangle of government regulations"
- noun. an angry vicious expression
- noun. a vicious angry growl
- verb. make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- verb. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"
"The guard snarled at us"
- verb. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
"Bullets snarled past us"
- verb. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child entangled the cord"
Synonyms
maze, tangle, embrangle, snap, entangle, mat
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in snarl:
Common word forms
snarls, snarled, snarler, snarling
Words from these letters
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