snarl
Angry dog sound
Snarl has two distinct meanings.
One is an aggressive growl, typically from a dog baring its teeth: The dog snarled at the intruder.
People snarl when speaking with hostile contempt: Don't talk to me like that, she snarled.
The other snarl is a tangle or knot—in hair, thread, or traffic: a snarl of cables behind the desk.
To snarl is to become tangled; to snarl up is to cause confusion or delay: The accident snarled traffic for hours.
Tied rope fastening
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- scowlAngry facial expression
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- hissSharp sibilant sound
spit · snap · bark · lash out · seething · hostile · contempt · sneer
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
logjam · standstill · crawl · rush-hour · tailback · bumper-to-bumper · stalled · clogged
growl
Low threatening sound
canine · wolf · dog · feral · ferocious · menace · threat · aggression · predator · beast
knot
Tied rope fastening
kink · twist · coil · web · mesh · gnarl · ravel · jumble · clump · snagged
rage
Intense, violent anger
hiss · spit · snap · bark · lash out · seething · hostile · contempt · sneer · scorn
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
backup · logjam · standstill · crawl · rush-hour · tailback · bumper-to-bumper · stalled · clogged · blocked
- animal callsbird call, bird calls, ribbit, frog calls, peep
- animal soundsbark, meow, woof, moo, roar
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- criescry, scream, shout, yell, wail
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- hair brushingbristles, brush, comb, detangler, knots
snarlunsnarl
Remove tangles from
untangle · disentangle · straighten · smooth · order
- snarled up
- snarl upCause chaotic congestion
snarled, snarling, snarls, snarly, snarlings, unsnarled, snarl up