snarled Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
    snap; snarl.
    • The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
    • The guard snarled at us
  2. verb make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
    snarl.
    • Bullets snarled past us
  3. verb twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
    entangle; snarl; tangle; mat.
    • The child entangled the cord
  4. verb make more complicated or confused through entanglements
    embrangle; snarl; snarl up.
  5. adjective satellite tangled in knots or snarls
    knotty; snarly.
    • a mass of knotted string
    • snarled thread

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