Antonyms for snarled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : snahrl

Phonetic Transcription : snɑrl

Definition of snarled

Origin : "growl and bare the teeth," 1580s, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (cf. German schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1690s. Related: Snarled; snarling.

verb grumble
verb complicate, mess up

Example sentences :

"Crooked as a dog's hind legs," snarled Lewis, biting viciously at his cigar.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"Ah, don't you try to seem too darn' innocent," Roland snarled.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

She came to me this afternoon, and she had that bunch of hair you cut off that was snarled in the bush.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

"I will go," snarled Holknecht, and he wrenched from my grasp and darted toward the door.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

When she snarled her displeasure, the old leader would whirl on the three-year-old.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

She looked at White Fang, who snarled and bristled and glared malevolently.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

And there were dogs everywhere that snarled at him and that he must not attack.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

At such times he whimpered and snarled in his sleep, and they that looked on said that his dreams were bad.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

As in the past he had bristled and snarled at sight of Lip-lip, so now, and automatically, he bristled and snarled.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

"You can't get away with it," Miro snarled, muttering a string of curses.
Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner

Synonyms for snarled

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019