Snarl

Noun

 * 1) A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
 * 2) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

Verb

 * 1) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
 * 2) To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
 * 3) To embarrass; to insnare.
 * 4) To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
 * 5) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

Adverbs for Snarl
fiendishly; formidably; fiercely; viciously; portentously; furiously;  rapaciously; terrifyingly; bestially; diabolically.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From snarlen:, frequentative of snare:.

Synonyms

 * imbroglio

Related terms

 * ensnarl

Antonyms

 * unsnarl

Noun

 * Finnish: vyyhti, sekasotku
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 * German: Fletschen
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 * Scottish Gaelic: dranndan
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Verb

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 * Greek: φερνω κπ σε δυσκολη θεση


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 * Scottish Gaelic: dèan dranndan
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 * Scottish Gaelic: dèan dranndan

Anagrams

 * larns

Noun

 * 1) a snack, a light meal

Derived terms

 * snarla