snarl

v., snarled, snarl·ing, snarls.

v.intr.

1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.
2. To speak angrily or threateningly.

v.tr.
To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.

n.

1. A vicious growl.
2. A vicious, hostile utterance.

[Frequentative of obsolete snar, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren, to rattle, probably of imitative origin.]

snarler snarl'er n.
snarlingly snarl'ing·ly adv.
snarly snarl'y adj.

snarl² (snärl)
n.

1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.
2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation; a predicament.

v., snarled, snarl·ing, snarls.

v.intr.
To become tangled or confused.

v.tr.

1. To tangle or knot (hair, for example).
2. To confuse; complicate.

[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare. See snare¹.]

snarler snarl'er n.
snarly snarl'y adj.

verb

To speak abruptly and sharply: bark, snap. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone's head/nose off. See words.

snarl²

noun

Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, tangle, web. See simple/complex.

verb

1. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, entangle, foul, tangle. See order/disorder.
2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, tangle. See simple/complex.
3. To put into total disorder: ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble. Slang snafu. Idioms: play havoc with. See order/disorder.

n

Definition: complication, mess
Antonyms: ease, order, organization, simplification

v

Definition: complicate, mess up
Antonyms: facilitate, fix, simplify, uncomplicate

v

Definition: grumble
Antonyms: laugh

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IN BRIEF: A tangle of hairs, thread or traffic. Also: An angry growl.

I had a snarl in my hair when I woke up.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - snerre, knurre
v. tr. - snerre ad, knurre ad
n. - snerren, knurren

2.
v. tr. - lamme, bringe i uorden, hindre
v. intr. - komme i uorden
n. - skabe trafikprop

idioms:

• snarl up    kaos, virvar, trafikprop

Nederlands (Dutch)
wirwar, gegrom, knoop, in de knoop maken, snauwen, grommen, in de war raken

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - gronder férocement (en parlant d'un animal), grogner (un animal)
v. tr. - rugir
n. - grondement, bourdonnement, mine hargneuse, n¯ud, enchevêtrement

2.
v. tr. - emmêler, bloquer (la circulation)
v. intr. - s'emmêler, être bloqué
n. - embouteillage, blocage

idioms:

• snarl up    s'emmêler, bloquer

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - knurren, fauchen
n. - Knurren

2.
v. - (sich) verheddern
n. - Knoten

idioms:

• snarl up    sich verheddern, durcheinanderbringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απειλητικός γρυλισμός ή βρυχηθμός, κόμπος, μπλέξιμο, μπουρδούκλωμα
v. - βρυχώμαι ή γρυλίζω απειλητικά, μπουρδουκλώνω, περιπλέκω

idioms:

• snarl up    (καθομ.) κυκλοφοριακό μποτιλιάρισμα, μπλέξιμο

Italiano (Italian)
aggrovigliare, ringhiare, sgridare, groviglio, ringhio

idioms:

• snarl up    ingorgo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - complicação (f), rosnadela (f)
v. - emaranhar(-se), falar com rispidez, enredar-se, rosnar

idioms:

• snarl up    rosnar

Русский (Russian)
узел, запутанное положение, беспорядок, запутывать, впутать (в какое-л. дело), рычать, ворчать, брюзжать, огрызаться, злиться, рычание, ворчание, сердитое замечание, злое выражение лица

idioms:

• snarl up    путать, осложнять, сбить с толку

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - gruñir
v. tr. - expresar con gruñidos
n. - gruñido

2.
v. tr. - enredar
v. intr. - enredar, enmarañar
n. - maraña, enredo

idioms:

• snarl up    enredo, maraña, atasco, embotellamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - morrande, brummande, trassel, knut, härva, förveckling
v. - morra, brumma ilsket, trassla till, trassla sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 吠, 嗥, 被吼叫着表达出来, 咆哮, 咆哮着说, 咆哮得使, 吼叫着表达, 吼叫

idioms:

• snarl up    阻塞

2. 缠结, 乱结, 混乱, 一团糟, 使缠结, 使堵塞, 使混乱, 使一团糟

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 吠, 嗥, 被吼叫著表達出來, 咆哮
v. tr. - 咆哮著說, 咆哮得使, 吼叫著表達
n. - 吠, 嗥, 吼叫, 咆哮

idioms:

• snarl up    阻塞

2.
n. - 纏結, 亂結, 混亂, 一團糟
v. intr. - 纏結
v. tr. - 使纏結, 使堵塞, 使混亂, 使一團糟

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - (개가 이빨을 드러내고) 으르렁거리다, 고함치다, 심히 잔소리 하다
v. tr. - 가시 돋친 어조로 말하다, (버럭버럭) 고함치다
n. - 으르렁 거리는 소리, 심한 말

2.
v. tr. - 엉클어지게 하다, (교통 등을) 얽히게 하다, 갈피를 못 잡게 하다
v. intr. - 혼란하다, 엉클어지다
n. - 마디 나무, 엉클어짐, 혼란

idioms:

• snarl up    (교통 따위의) 혼란, 혼잡

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - うなり声, がみがみ言うことば, もつれ, 混乱
v. - 歯をむいてうなる, どなって言う, もつれさせる, 混乱させる

idioms:

• snarl up    混乱させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقدة, زمجرة, حشد مختلط (فعل) يزمجر يعقد تعقيدا شديدا, يشابك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חשף שיניו‬
v. tr. - ‮נהם, רטן‬
n. - ‮נהימה, ריטון‬
v. tr. - ‮סיבך‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתבך‬
n. - ‮תסבוכת, פקק-תנועה‬

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