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   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.]
   To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. “Her snarled hair.”
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   To embarrass; to insnare.
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   [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.]
   To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. “An angry cur snarls while he feeds.” 
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   To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
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   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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