Dictionary Entry
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.
5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 14 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
- 2transitive verb
To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
- 3transitive verb
To embarrass; to insnare.
- 4noun
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
- 5intransitive verb
To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- 6intransitive verb
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- 7noun
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- 8noun
something jumbled or confused
"a tangle of government regulations"
- 9noun
an angry vicious expression
- 10noun
a vicious angry growl
- 11verb
make more complicated or confused through entanglements
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- 12verb
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
"The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"
"The guard snarled at us"
Synonyms
- 13verb
make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
"Bullets snarled past us"
- 14verb
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child entangled the cord"
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