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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
CEFR level
C1

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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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