vi to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
2. snarl ·vt to embarrass; to insnare.
3. snarl ·noun the act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
4. snarl ·vi to growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
5. snarl ·vt to entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
6. snarl ·vt to form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
7. snarl ·noun a knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.