Snarl

A snarl is a facial expression, where the upper lip is raised, and the nostrils widen. It usually indicates hate or pain.

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Snarling uses the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle.

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Snarl is sometimes used to mean an angry-sounding noise, e.g.:-

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:"In the dark there was a snarling noise" (Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, in the Barrow-wight chapter).

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:"the snarl of chainsaws".

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This usage likely started by people misunderstanding the expression "growling and snarling".

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