Meaning & Definition of Snarl in English

1. A vicious angry growl

2. An angry vicious expression

3. Something jumbled or confused

• "A tangle of government regulations"

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