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Definition snarl in British English

snarl verb

verb
/snɑː(r)l/
1

if an animal such as a dog or a lion snarls, it makes an angry sound in its throat and shows its teeth

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2

to speak in an unpleasant angry way

Example

'Be quiet!' he snarled at them.

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3

to make something such as traffic unable to move

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4

to become caught or twisted in something, or to make something do this

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Definition snarl in British English