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What (who) is Snarl - definition

SOUND, OFTEN A GROWL OR VICIOUS UTTERANCE
Snarling

snarl         
(snarls, snarling, snarled)
1.
When an animal snarls, it makes a fierce, rough sound in its throat while showing its teeth.
He raced ahead up into the bush, barking and snarling...
The dogs snarled at the intruders.
VERB: V, V at n
Snarl is also a noun.
With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
N-COUNT
2.
If you snarl something, you say it in a fierce, angry way.
'Let go of me,' he snarled...
I vaguely remember snarling at someone who stepped on my foot...
'Aubrey.' Hyde seemed almost to snarl the name.
VERB: V with quote, V at n, V n
Snarl is also a noun.
His eyes flashed, and his lips were drawn back in a furious snarl.
N-COUNT
3.
A snarl is a disorganized mass of things.
She was tangled in a snarl of logs and branches.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
snarl         
snarl1
¦ verb
1. growl with bared teeth.
2. say something aggressively.
¦ noun an act or sound of snarling.
Derivatives
snarler noun
snarling adjective
snarlingly adverb
snarly adjective
Origin
C16: extension of obs. snar, of Gmc origin.
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snarl2
¦ verb
1. (snarl something up) entangle or impede something.
2. decorate (metalwork) with raised shapes by hammering the underside.
¦ noun a knot or tangle.
Origin
ME: from snare.
snarl         
I. v. n.
Growl, gnarl, grumble, murmur.
II. v. a.
1.
Entangle, complicate, knot, involve in knots.
2.
Entangle, embarrass, confuse, ensnare.
III. n.
1.
Entanglement, tangle, complication.
2.
Intricacy, complication, embarrassment, difficulty.

Wikipedia

Snarl

A snarl is a sound, often a growl or vicious utterance, often accompanied by a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen, generally indicating hate, anger or pain. In addition to humans, other mammals including monkeys, rabbits and dogs snarl, often to warn others of their potential bite. In humans, snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle. The threatening vocalizations of snarling are often accompanied by or used synonymously with threatening facial expressions.

The word "snarl" is also used as an onomatopoeia for the threatening noise to which it refers, as in the 'snarl' of a chainsaw. This usage may derive from the common expression describing a dog as "growling and snarling". One literary use of "snarl" to mean a noise is in The Lord of the Rings in the encounter with the barrow-wight: "In the dark there was a snarling noise".

Examples of use of Snarl
1. The snowplows and workers are helping snarl traffic.
2. Visit any town and see them snarl come last orders.
3. In the Northeast, the aftermath of snow that fell Friday continued to snarl air traffic.
4. The billing snarl was caused by a computer system programming change made in 2006.
5. Thousands of vehicles were held up, causing a massive traffic snarl.