Snarl
verb
To make a sound showing your teeth and growl in a threatening way, usually done by dogs.
The dog started to snarl when the stranger approached.
Often appears as...
- dog snarls
- snarl at someone
verb
To speak in a angry, bad-tempered way.
Jim snarled at me when I asked him about his day.
Often appears as...
- snarl at someone
- snarl in anger
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A sound that people or animals make, usually of anger or courage by showing their teeth.
There was a harsh snarl from the other side of the door.
Often appears as...
- a vicious snarl
- snarl of anger
verb
To become or make something become twisted and untidy.
My hair keeps snarling up in this windy weather.
Often appears as...
- snarl up hair
- snarl up threads
noun
A situation that is confused and full of problems.
The tax laws in the country have become an impenetrable snarl.
Often appears as...
- snarl of confusion
- snarl of regulations
verb
To make a sound showing your teeth and growl in a threatening way, usually done by dogs.
The dog started to snarl when the stranger approached.
Often appears as...
- dog snarls
- snarl at someone
verb
To speak in a angry, bad-tempered way.
Jim snarled at me when I asked him about his day.
Often appears as...
- snarl at someone
- snarl in anger
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A sound that people or animals make, usually of anger or courage by showing their teeth.
There was a harsh snarl from the other side of the door.
Often appears as...
- a vicious snarl
- snarl of anger
verb
To become or make something become twisted and untidy.
My hair keeps snarling up in this windy weather.
Often appears as...
- snarl up hair
- snarl up threads
noun
A situation that is confused and full of problems.
The tax laws in the country have become an impenetrable snarl.
Often appears as...
- snarl of confusion
- snarl of regulations
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Intense Emotion
Used to express a strong aggressive emotion, especially in animals or people acting like animals.
The guard's voice snarled with fury.
Pro Tip 2/2Assert Dominance
Animals snarl to show dominance and warn others not to challenge them.
The alpha wolf snarled at the younger one.
Pro Tip 1/2Intense Emotion
Used to express a strong aggressive emotion, especially in animals or people acting like animals.
The guard's voice snarled with fury.
Pro Tip 2/2Assert Dominance
Animals snarl to show dominance and warn others not to challenge them.
The alpha wolf snarled at the younger one.
Pro Tip 1/2Intense Emotion
Used to express a strong aggressive emotion, especially in animals or people acting like animals.
The guard's voice snarled with fury.
Pro Tip 2/2Assert Dominance
Animals snarl to show dominance and warn others not to challenge them.
The alpha wolf snarled at the younger one.
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Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
had their little altercation early and the one honey that was there ran for its life it just tucked and ran as far as it could to try and get out of there I think that hyenas still running when it heard all the growling and hissing and kind of snarling that was going on and two lipids bear barreling down towards it and so just ran off and so no they
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Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
growl at you'd be deeply confusing and unsettling but of course this is normal with leopards is what they do and it's how they operate it's how they've always operated and so as much as it might seem unpleasant that tandy is hissing and snarling at her daughter their daughter doesn't want to be around her mother
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How parasites change...
The malaria parasite, on the other hand, blocks an enzyme that helps the mosquitoes feed, forcing them to bite over and over and over again. The rabies virus may cause that snarling, slobbering behavior by putting the immune system into overdrive. But whatever the method, when you think about how effectively
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Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
dad and came down to say hello ting Ghana was not impressed he growled a little bit and they both snarled at one another and but then wasana sort of sat down I think he actually um even urinated right in front almost on top of his dad's head which I don't think Jen garner would have taken to and to life
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Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
they in zoo and that they carry with them within aggression with a growl with a snarl and the tail up very excited i Haney would move off for sure we're looking at it's not worth the effort everything in life is about early weighing up the costs weighing up is it worth protecting is it worth fighting
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The biology of our best...
with my machine gun ready. He lunges for his Luger. I knock it out of his hand. He lunges for his cyanide pill. I knock that out of his hand. He snarls, comes at me with otherworldly strength. We grapple, we fight, I manage to pin him down
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Sandesh Kadur: The Art...
not very happy with the camera traps being there he snarls at one of them before disappearing i decide it's time to remove all the camera traps being being a wildlife filmmaker or photographer it's a very very boring and frustrating job
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Safari Live - Day 272 PIPE...
barely see any reflection of the infrared it's not the one of the blind I think it is must be because there's absolutely no response from the pupil there she is a bit grumpy she keeps snarling at the sub-adults
Video examples
A Scary New Breed of...
pasture and I said oh my gosh it looks like a dog it got up on his front legs turned toward me and looked at me at its snarled with it had the fangs in the front and so I stood up and I did shoot
Video examples
Why did this Leopard...
The male sort of came up to her and brushed past and moved off. As the female started to approach, the mother really started to snarl.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 246 PIPE...
had their little altercation early and the one honey that was there ran for its life it just tucked and ran as far as it could to try and get out of there I think that hyenas still running when it heard all the growling and hissing and kind of snarling that was going on and two lipids bear barreling down towards it and so just ran off and so no they
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
growl at you'd be deeply confusing and unsettling but of course this is normal with leopards is what they do and it's how they operate it's how they've always operated and so as much as it might seem unpleasant that tandy is hissing and snarling at her daughter their daughter doesn't want to be around her mother
Video examples
How parasites change...
The malaria parasite, on the other hand, blocks an enzyme that helps the mosquitoes feed, forcing them to bite over and over and over again. The rabies virus may cause that snarling, slobbering behavior by putting the immune system into overdrive. But whatever the method, when you think about how effectively
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 226 PIPE...
dad and came down to say hello ting Ghana was not impressed he growled a little bit and they both snarled at one another and but then wasana sort of sat down I think he actually um even urinated right in front almost on top of his dad's head which I don't think Jen garner would have taken to and to life
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
they in zoo and that they carry with them within aggression with a growl with a snarl and the tail up very excited i Haney would move off for sure we're looking at it's not worth the effort everything in life is about early weighing up the costs weighing up is it worth protecting is it worth fighting
Video examples
The biology of our best...
with my machine gun ready. He lunges for his Luger. I knock it out of his hand. He lunges for his cyanide pill. I knock that out of his hand. He snarls, comes at me with otherworldly strength. We grapple, we fight, I manage to pin him down
Video examples
Sandesh Kadur: The Art...
not very happy with the camera traps being there he snarls at one of them before disappearing i decide it's time to remove all the camera traps being being a wildlife filmmaker or photographer it's a very very boring and frustrating job
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 272 PIPE...
barely see any reflection of the infrared it's not the one of the blind I think it is must be because there's absolutely no response from the pupil there she is a bit grumpy she keeps snarling at the sub-adults
Video examples
A Scary New Breed of...
pasture and I said oh my gosh it looks like a dog it got up on his front legs turned toward me and looked at me at its snarled with it had the fangs in the front and so I stood up and I did shoot
Video examples
Why did this Leopard...
The male sort of came up to her and brushed past and moved off. As the female started to approach, the mother really started to snarl.
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Quote examples
John Niven
Scottish Author
It has long been known that if you want to see me turn into a raging, snarling beast, then all you have to do is use any combination of the words 'chill out,' 'chilling,' or - my maximum red rag - 'chillax.
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Jeff Lindsay
American Playwright
Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
One of my agents once said I was one of the most dangerous men in London, and I was so excited by that. For a few days, I walked around Soho snarling.
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Rachel Johnson
British Author
It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
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Marlon Brando
American Actor
There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.
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Rick Nielsen
American Musician
The Sex Pistols had it all - they had the snarl, they had the I-don't-give-a-crap attitude - plus, they could play.
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Pink
American Musician
Pink is what I do. Alecia is who I am. The world has taken Pink and turned it into this thing, a brand - a snarl.
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William Feather
American Author
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
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Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Traffic snarls or jet life doesn't make a city fast.
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George Meredith
English Novelist
Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.
Quote examples
John Niven
Scottish Author
It has long been known that if you want to see me turn into a raging, snarling beast, then all you have to do is use any combination of the words 'chill out,' 'chilling,' or - my maximum red rag - 'chillax.
Quote examples
Jeff Lindsay
American Playwright
Pretending is the basis of civilised society, and it is sometimes necessary for all of us. Without it we are nothing more than a pack of snarling dogs.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
One of my agents once said I was one of the most dangerous men in London, and I was so excited by that. For a few days, I walked around Soho snarling.
Quote examples
Rachel Johnson
British Author
It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.
Quote examples
Marlon Brando
American Actor
There's a line in the picture where he snarls, 'Nobody tells me what to do.' That's exactly how I've felt all my life.
Quote examples
Rick Nielsen
American Musician
The Sex Pistols had it all - they had the snarl, they had the I-don't-give-a-crap attitude - plus, they could play.
Quote examples
Pink
American Musician
Pink is what I do. Alecia is who I am. The world has taken Pink and turned it into this thing, a brand - a snarl.
Quote examples
William Feather
American Author
That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.
Quote examples
Varun Sharma
Indian Actor
Traffic snarls or jet life doesn't make a city fast.
Quote examples
George Meredith
English Novelist
Jealousy is love bed of burning snarl.
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