How to pronounce snarl
American English pronunciation
SNARL
- IPA
- /ˈsnɑɹl/
- Syllables
- SNARL (1 syllable)
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What snarl means
To growl and bare the teeth
In a sentence: The old dog began to snarl when a stranger came near.
Where it comes from: From Middle English snar, meaning to growl.
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Another meaning
A tangled knot or mess, as of hair or traffic
In a sentence: It took Mom ten minutes to comb the snarl out of my wet hair.
Where it comes from: It comes from snare, an old word for a trap or tangle, with an ending that means doing something over and over. It is a different word from the snarl of an angry dog.
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