Snarl

noun

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

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

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  3. A growl, as of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.

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verb

  1. 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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  2. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.

    thread

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  3. To embarrass; to insnare.

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

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  5. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

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