Snarl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vicious angry growl

an angry vicious expression

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈɑːɹl/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈɑːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈɑːl/

1 syllable Say it as /snˈɑːɹl/.

Examples

a tangle of government regulations
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
The guard snarled at us

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snarl up entangle maze snap tangle embrangle mat

Antonyms

unsnarl disentangle

Parts of Speech

noun	a vicious angry growl
noun	an angry vicious expression
noun	something jumbled or confused “a tangle of government regulations”
verb	utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone “The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”
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”
verb	make more complicated or confused through entanglements

Word Forms

snarl	verb	make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
tangle	verb	tangle or complicate
snarly	adjective	tangled in knots or snarls
snarl	noun	an angry vicious expression
tangle	noun	a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knurren

ein bösartiges, wütendes Knurren

🇫🇷French

gronder

un grognement de colère vicieux

🇪🇸Spanish

gruñido

un gruñido enojado y vicioso

🇮🇹Italian

ringhio

un ringhio rabbioso e feroce

🇳🇱Dutch

grauwen

een boosaardig gegrom

🇵🇹Portuguese

rosnar

um rosnado furioso e cruel

🇷🇺Russian

рычать

злобное сердитое рычание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गिरह

एक भयानक गुस्से वाली गुर्राहट

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுமல்

ஒரு கொடிய கோபமான உறுமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మొఱ్ఱపెట్టు

ఒక దుర్మార్గపు కోపంతో కూడిన కేక

🇮🇳Marathi

घोरणे

एक लबाडीचा संतप्त आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોંઘાટ

એક દ્વેષી ગુસ્સાની ગર્જના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಣಗುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಒಂದು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಕೋಪದ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറുമുറുക്കുക

ഒരു ക്രൂരമായ കോപാകുലമായ അലർച്ച

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咆哮

恶毒的愤怒咆哮

🇯🇵Japanese

唸る

凶悪な怒りのうなり声

🇰🇷Korean

혼란

사악한 분노의 으르렁거림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gầm gừ

một tiếng gầm gừ giận dữ độc ác

🇹🇭Thai

คำราม

เสียงคำรามโกรธจัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggeram

geraman marah yang kejam

🇵🇭Filipino

angal

isang mabangis na galit na ungol

🇲🇾Malay

geram

geram marah ganas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشابك

هدير غاضب شرير

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کردن

یک غرغر خشمگین شرورانه

🇹🇷Turkish

hırıltı

şiddetli öfkeli bir homurtu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְהוֹם

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