n.
Function: verb
Etymology: frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle
Date: 1589
intransitive verb
1 : to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth
2 : to give vent to anger in surly language
transitive verb : to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling
– snarl · er noun