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SNARLER

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snarl

1  [snahrl]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to growl threateningly or viciously, esp. with a raised upper lip to bare the teeth, as a dog.
2. to speak in a surly or threatening manner suggestive of a dog's snarl.
–verb (used with object)
3. to say by snarling: to snarl a threat.
–noun
4. the act of snarling.
5. a snarling sound or utterance.
Origin:
1580–90; earlier snarle, equiv. to obs. snar to snarl (c. D, LG snarren, G schnarren) + -le

Related forms:
snarler, noun
snarl⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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snarl 1   (snärl)   
v.   snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.   intr.

  1. To growl viciously while baring the teeth.

  2. To speak angrily or threateningly.

v.   tr.
To utter with anger or hostility: snarled a retort.
n.  

  1. A vicious growl.

  2. A vicious, hostile utterance.


[Frequentative of obsolete snar, perhaps from Dutch or Low German snarren, to rattle, probably of imitative origin.]
snarl'er n., snarl'ing·ly adv., snarl'y adj.
snarl 2   (snärl)   
n.  

  1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.

  2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation; a predicament.

v.   snarled, snarl·ing, snarls

v.   intr.
To become tangled or confused.
v.   tr.

  1. To tangle or knot (hair, for example).

  2. To confuse; complicate.


[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare; see snare1.]
snarl'er n., snarl'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

snarl  (v.1)
"to tangle, to catch in a snare or noose," 1398, from a noun snarl "a snare, a noose" (c.1380), probably a dim. of snare (1). The noun meaning "a tangle, a knot" is first attested 1609.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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