When someone or something snarls, it’s like when your toy car gets stuck and makes a funny, grumpy noise. Imagine your toy car is trying to move, but there’s a block in the way, so it makes a sound like ‘grrr’. That’s kind of what a snarl is like when an animal, like a dog, is feeling upset or trying to say ‘stay away!’ with its voice.
Think of a snarl as a tangled ball of yarn. When you try to pull on it, it gets all knotted up and messy, like a big grumpy mess. Just like how the yarn is all twisted and hard to fix, a snarl is a noise that sounds all mixed up and angry.
A snarl can also be like when you scrunch up your face because you’re not happy. Your face gets all tight and twisty, just like the sound of a snarl. It’s a way of showing feelings without using words, like when you frown to show you don’t like something.