snarlers

Those who growl

Snarlers is the plural of snarler—someone or something that snarls.

A dog that growls with bared teeth is a snarler; so is a person who speaks in an angry, bad-tempered way: The comment section was full of snarlers complaining about the update.

The word suggests habitual hostility rather than a single outburst.

dogs

growlers

Refillable beer containers

attack dogs · junkyard dogs · strays · mongrels · curs · mutts · pit bulls · teeth-baring · hackles · muzzles

people

grumps

Habitually irritable people

sourpusses · malcontents · whiners · gripers · bellyachers · cranks · bad-tempered · ill-humored · cantankerous · surly

traffic

gridlock

Complete mutual obstruction

backups · standstills · blockages · slowdowns · delays · rush hour · intersections · roadblocks · choke points · merging

Opposites
behavioral disposition

snarlerstail-waggers

Joyful dogs

purrers · nuzzlers · lickers · cuddlers · lap dogs

social temperament

snarlerssweethearts

Romantic partners, affectionately named

charmers · pleasers · peacemakers · softies · teddy bears

disposition/temperament

snarlerstail-waggers

Joyful dogs

greeters · sweethearts · lickers · cuddlers · lovers

Phrases
Family

snarled, snarler, unsnarled, ensnarled

Familiarity
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