Collocations for "snarl"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "snarl" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025
snarl
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the snarl of the [dog, hound, beast]
- [startled, frightened] by the [dog's] snarls
- the [dog] gave a snarl
- snarls from [workers, students, the boss]
- a snarl of [anger, rage, contempt, hatred]
- a snarl [fueled, caused, produced] by [anger]
- heard a snarl coming from
- there was a snarl coming from
- gave a snarl in [defense, warning, retaliation]
- I'm [sick of, fed up with] your snarls!
- her hair is in snarls
- [comb, brush, get] the snarls out of her hair
- became [tangled, caught] in snarls
- caught up in a traffic snarl
- the [dog, the lion, he] snarled
- snarl at [him, the child, everyone]
- snarl back (at him)
- snarl in [reply, frustration, defense]
- snarl a [threat, warning, remark]
- snarl with [rage, fury, intent]
- [her hair, the cable, the ribbon] snarled
- [shampoo, wind, the sun] snarls my hair
- [the traffic, her mind, he] was snarled up
- snarled up in traffic