Snarl — Defs

01 v. t. To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

imp. & p. p. Snarled; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling

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To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

02 v. t. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.

1.
To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
2.
To embarrass; to insnare.
“[The] question that they would have snarled him with.” — Latimer.

03 n. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing di…

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A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.

04 v. i. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.

1.
To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
2.
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
“It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted.” — Dryden.

05 n. The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

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The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.