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Pronunciation : Snarl
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition : Defn: To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.

t. [imp. & p. p. Snarled; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snarl
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Snare, v. t.]
Definition : 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snarl
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snarl
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Snar.]
Definition : 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Snarl
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913