Synonyms of snarling

snarling 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of snarl

as in barking

to speak sharply or irritably

she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barking
• shouting
• yelling
• screaming
• growling
• snapping
• shrieking
• grumbling
• raging
• roaring
• fulminating
• ranting
• sputtering
• raving
• exploding
• vituperating
• venting
• storming
• flaring (up)
• teeing off
• flipping (out)
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calming (down)
• simmering down

snarling

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of snarl

as in tangling

to twist together into a usually confused mass

you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tangling
• knotting
• intertwining
• jumbling
• weaving
• entangling
• scrabbling
• interlacing
• scrambling
• interweaving
• writhing
• intertwisting
• braiding
• winding
• twining
• entwining
• plaiting
• enlacing
• wreathing
• entwisting
• inweaving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disentangling
• untangling
• untwisting
• unraveling
• unsnarling
• unknotting
• untwining
• unscrambling
• unweaving

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snarling

Verb

The film opens upon a typical grumpy New York day, with traffic snarling the streets and horns honking. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026

The internet is full of photos of 841 munching on purloined surfboards and then sitting on top of them, snarling at baffled young men in wet suits who try, and then think better of, fighting her for their property. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Friday, spilling lumber across lanes and snarling the downtown Sacramento commute. — Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Atlanta police said a man was struck and killed on the Downtown Connector near Williams Street, snarling the morning commute for hours. — Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Like a scary transformation in a horror movie, the lovable beaver has morphed into a snarling predator. — Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

WestJet canceled 495 flights Sunday, snarling travel plans in Canada in the middle of a long holiday weekend. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

While that shutdown ostensibly ended in mid-November, a partial government shutdown dragged on through April, snarling the Department of Homeland Security and causing long delays and confusion at airports across the country. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 July 2026

Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026