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- Dictionarysnarl/snɑːl/
verb
- 1. entangle something: "the trailing lead got snarled up in a bramble bush"
- 2. decorate (metalwork) with raised shapes by hammering the underside.
noun
- 1. a knot or tangle: "snarls of wild raspberry plants"
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adjective. US us / snɑːrld / uk / snɑːld / (UK snarled up) Add to word list. Snarled traffic is a long line of traffic that is unable to travel forward because something is blocking the road: The traffic was snarled in both directions for two miles because of the accident. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. too full of vehicles.
to cause to become knotted and intertwined : tangle; to make excessively complicated; to become snarled… See the full definition
1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn. 2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation: a traffic snarl. 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 or complicate: Snow snarled the morning commute.
( especially of dogs) to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speak or say something angrily and forcefully: The dogs started to snarl at each other so I had to separate them. [ + speech ] "Go to hell !", he snarled. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal (non-human) behaviour. accidental
noun. a tangle, as of thread, hair, or wire. a complicated or confused condition or matter: a traffic snarl. a knot in wood. verb (used with object) to bring into a tangled condition, as thread or hair. to render complicated or confused: The questions snarled him up.
( especially of dogs) to make a deep, rough sound while showing the teeth, usually in anger or (of people) to speak or say something angrily and forcefully: The dogs started to snarl at each other so I had to separate them. [ + speech ] "Go to hell !", he snarled. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal (non-human) behavior. accidental.
Snarled things are tangled or matted, like your cat's snarled fur or the snarled raspberry bushes in your yard. When something's literally tied in knots, it's snarled. Long, snarled hair is hard to comb through, and snarled shoelaces can slow down even the most energetic kindergartener.
noun. something jumbled or confused. synonyms: maze, tangle. see more.
v. to (cause to) become tangled, as thread or hair: [ no object] Her hair snarled as she brushed it. [ ~ + object] That shampoo snarls her hair. to (cause to) become confused: [ ~ + object] Traffic was badly snarled at the bridge. [ no object] Traffic snarled at the entrance ramp.
A snarl is a disorganized mass of things. She was tangled in a snarl of logs and branches. [ + of] A radio-link automatically advises it of traffic snarls and plots a detour. Synonyms: tangle, mass, twist, web More Synonyms of snarl.
