vverb.communicationutter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt toneSynset:snap snarl
Examples:- The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
- The guard snarled at us
Derivationally Related Form:snarl
Hypernyms:mouth speak talk utter verbalise verbalize
Inherited Hypernyms:snaptalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s PP | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: snarl) | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: snap, snarl)
vverb.communicationmake a snarling noise or move with a snarling noiseDerivationally Related Form:snarl
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:snarlsoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.contacttwist together or entwine into a confusing massSynset:entangle mat snarl tangle
Examples:- The child entangled the cord
Antonyms:disentangleunsnarl
Derivationally Related Form:tanglesnarl
Hypernyms:distort twine twist
Inherited Hypernyms:entangletwistchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:enmeshensnarlfeltmesh
Full Troponyms:enmeshfelt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- their hair (apply to: entangle, mat, tangle, snarl)
vverb.changemake more complicated or confused through entanglementsSynset:embrangle snarl snarl up
Derivationally Related Form:snarl
Hypernyms:complicate perplex
Inherited Hypernyms:snarlcomplicatechange
Direct Hyponyms:snafu
Full Troponyms:snafu
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.alltangled in knots or snarlsSynset:knotty snarly
Examples:- a mass of knotted string
- snarled thread
Antonyms:untangled
Derivationally Related Form:knotsnarl
Inherited Hypernyms:knotty
Similar to:tangled