Snarl (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snarled (?); p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.] [Etymol. uncertain.]
To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
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Snarl, v. t. [From Snare, v. t.]
1.
To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
"Her
snarled hair."
Spenser.
2.
To embarrass; to insnare.
[The] question that they would have snarled him with.
Latimer.
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Snarl, n.
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
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Snarl, v. i. [From Snar.]
1.
To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
"An angry cur
snarls while he feeds."
Dryden & Lee.
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.
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Snarl, n.
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
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