countersnarl means A snarl in response to another person's snarl. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From counter- + snarl.
noun
- A snarl in response to another person's snarl.“It seems a natural question to ask as we watch international relations reduced to a welter of snarls and countersnarls.”