can you help me understand a gesture?
"Her lips curled into a snarl. She grabbed my left sleeve and pointed me toward the sofas."

What kind of a gesture is that: Lips curl into a snarl. Does that mean she is angry?

Question

can you help me understand a gesture?
"Her lips curled into a snarl. She grabbed my left sleeve and pointed me toward the sofas."

What kind of a gesture is that: Lips curl into a snarl. Does that mean she is angry?

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Yes. We normally use "snarl" to describe the face of an aggressive dog, or of a wolf.  It's a threatening face to make.

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Yes. Usually more of a frustrated anger than a raging anger.

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Yes, exactly. She is angry and annoyed.

This woman is making a snarl in this photo: http://www.buzzle.com/images/human-expressions/facial-expressions/snarl-facial-expression.jpg

This guy is also making a snarl in this photo too: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Snarl2006.JPG

As Peachy said, it describes the snarl that a wolf or a dog makes and is very aggressive. Here is a photo of a wolf snarling: http://www.blirk.net/wallpapers/1280x1024/snarl-of-a-wolf-picture-1.jpg

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