[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snarl \snarl\, n.
   the act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression;
   an angry contention.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snarl \snarl\, v. t. imp.  p. p. snarled; p. pr.  vvb. n.
   snarling. etymol. uncertain.
   to form raised work upon the outer surface of thin metal
   ware by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner
   surface.
   1913 webster
see also:
snarled snarling 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snarl \snarl\, v. t. from snare, v. t.
   1. to entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to
      snarl a skein of thread. "her snarled hair." --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. to embarrass; to insnare.
      1913 webster

            the question that they would have snarled him
            with.                                 --latimer.
      1913 webster
see also:
snare 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snarl \snarl\, n.
   a knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like,
   difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate
   complication; embarrassing difficulty.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

snarl \snarl\, v. i. from snar.
   1. to growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter
      grumbling sounds. "an angry cur snarls while he feeds."
      --dryden  lee.
      1913 webster

   2. to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
      1913 webster

            it is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little
            lapses of a pen, from which virgil himself stands
            not exempted.                         --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
snar 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

snarl
     n 1: a vicious angry growl
     2: an angry vicious expression
     3: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government
        regulations" syn: tangle, maze
     v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "the sales clerky
          snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "the guard
          snarled at us" syn: snap
     2: make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise;
        "bullets snarled past us"
     3: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "the child
        entangled the cord" syn: entangle, tangle, mat
        ant: disentangle, disentangle
     4: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
        syn: snarl up, embrangle
see also:
tangle maze snap entangle mat disentangle 
snarl up embrangle 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

248 moby thesaurus words for "snarl":
   chinese puzzle, gordian knot, rube goldberg contraption, allure,
   altercation, argument, ataxia, bait the hook, ball up, bark, bawl,
   belch, bellow, bicker, birdlime, blare, blat, blood feud, blubber,
   boom, brawl, bray, breathe, broil, burden, burr, buzz, cackle,
   can of worms, catch, catch out, caw, chant, chaos, chirp, chirr,
   clang, clangor, clank, clash, clutter, color, complex, complexity,
   complicate, complication, confound, confuse, contention,
   controversy, coo, cramp, craunch, cripple, croak, crow, crump,
   crunch, cumber, decoy, difficulty, dilemma, disarray, disorder,
   dispute, donnybrook, donnybrook fair, drawl, embarrass, embrangle,
   embroilment, encumber, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle,
   entanglement, entoil, entrammel, entrap, entwine, enweb, exclaim,
   fetter, feud, fight, fix, fliting, flush, flute, foul up, fracas,
   frown, fuss, gasp, gin, glare, glower, gnarl, grimace, grind,
   groan, growl, grumble, grunt, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hiss,
   hobble, hook, hook in, howl, huddle, imbroglio, impede, implicate,
   intricacy, intricateness, inveigle, involve, jam, jangle, jar,
   jungle, keen, kink, knot, labyrinth, lame, lilt, lime, logomachy,
   look daggers, louse up, lower, lumber, lure, mantle, maze, meander,
   mesh, mess, mess up, mishmash, mix up, moan, morass, moue, mow,
   muck up, muddle, mumble, murmur, mutter, net, noose, open quarrel,
   pant, perplex, pickle, pipe, polemic, pout, predicament,
   press down, problem, quandary, quarrel, ramify, rasp, ravel,
   redden, rictus, roar, rumble, saddle with, scowl, scramble,
   scranch, scrape, scratch, scream, screech, screw up, scrunch,
   shackle, sharp words, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, skein,
   slanging match, snafu, snag, snake pit, snap, snare, snarl up,
   sniggle, snore, snort, sob, sough, spat, spit, spread the toils,
   squabble, squall, squawk, squeal, strife, swarm, tangle,
   tangled skein, thunder, tiff, tight spot, toil, topsy-turviness,
   trammel, trap, trip, trumpet, tussle, twang, twist, vendetta, wail,
   warble, web, webwork, weigh down, wheels within wheels, whine,
   whisper, whistle, wilderness, wind, words, wrangle, wry face,
   wry mouth, yap, yawp, yell, yelp

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