snarl
verb (used without object)
to growl threateningly or viciously, especially with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
snarling
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a word derived from
snarl.
Example Sentences
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Before City's 4-0 win, the new arrival had been warned about the intensity Newcastle's midfielders played and pressed with at their snarling best.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
By the time the album dropped in July 2001, the guitar-heavy snarling title track of “Bleed American” had already been in regular rotation on alt-rock stations for a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thousands of members of a powerful Philippine religious sect rallied in Manila on Tuesday, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest of a senator and church member.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
As Lisa, the dedicated troublemaker, King Princess exudes a snarling antagonism toward just about anyone and anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The door closed with a dull thud; and then a snarling orc-voice rang out.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
