as in barking
to speak sharply or irritably
she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
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as in tangling
to twist together into a usually confused mass
you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
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Recent Examples of snarling
Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Entire families, with kids and dogs, took their holiday portraits — not with a jocular Santa, but with a snarling Krampus, standing in front of an Alpine forest backdrop.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Tuesday's potent storm generated as much as 12 inches of snow across parts of the Northeast, closing hundreds of schools and snarling traffic.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The bear stood on one rock, growling and snarling at the baying hounds below.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
On Monday, a foot of snow piled up in the Great Lakes, snarling travel and forcing business closures.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The thick, snarling vines that produced bright yellow leaves and orange berries were sought after for holiday wreaths, private landscaping, and the grounds of large arboretums.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
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Television cameras caught Adebayo snarling dismissively.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Entire families, with kids and dogs, took their holiday portraits — not with a jocular Santa, but with a snarling Krampus, standing in front of an Alpine forest backdrop.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 8 Dec. 2025
Tuesday's potent storm generated as much as 12 inches of snow across parts of the Northeast, closing hundreds of schools and snarling traffic.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
The bear stood on one rock, growling and snarling at the baying hounds below.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
On Monday, a foot of snow piled up in the Great Lakes, snarling travel and forcing business closures.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
After the war, Riefenstahl’s career included invitations to film festivals and critical praise, a lovely lake home in Bavaria, and snarling attacks on anyone who questioned her lies.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
The thick, snarling vines that produced bright yellow leaves and orange berries were sought after for holiday wreaths, private landscaping, and the grounds of large arboretums.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Snarling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarling. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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