snarl

snarl at (someone, something, or an animal)

to growl at someone, something, or an animal angrily and threateningly. The dog snarled at everyone who passed by. Our dog used to sit in front of the washing machine and snarl at it.

snarl someone or something up

to tangle someone or something; to mess something up. The wind snarled my hair up terribly. The wind snarled up my hair.

snarl something out

to utter something by snarling or growling. Lefty snarled a naughty word out at the police. Walt the pickpocket snarled out a curse as the cop grabbed his coat collar.

snarl up

1. To become tangled in or as if in a knot: This new fishing line keeps snarling up.

2. To tangle or knot something: The wind snarled up my hair. I snarled the kite up in a tree.

3. To involve someone or something in or as if in a tangle: Their lawyers snarled us up in litigation for years. Don't get me snarled up in your affairs. An accident snarled up traffic for hours.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edvige	-	Italian
ÁGueda	AH-ge-dhah (Spanish), A-gə-də (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Ottone	-	Italian
Vahagn	-	Armenian Mythology, Armenian
Isabela	ee-sah-BEL-ah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Tancredi	-	Italian