- (v.t.) To embarrass; to insnare.
- (v.i.) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (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.
- (v.i.) To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (v.t.) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
- (n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- (n.) A knot or complication of hair, thread or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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