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snarl

noun verb

something jumbled or confused

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
L
Contains
NA
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. something jumbled or confused

    “a tangle of government regulations”

noun

  1. an angry vicious expression

noun

  1. a vicious angry growl

verb

  1. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

verb

  1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

    “The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”

verb

  1. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise

    “Bullets snarled past us”

verb

  1. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

    “The child entangled the cord”

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Example Sentences

a tangle of government regulations
The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
The guard snarled at us
Bullets snarled past us
The child entangled the cord

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