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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.2)
"growl and bare the teeth," 1530, perhaps from Du. or Low Ger. snarren "to rattle," probably of imitative origin (cf. Ger. schnarren "to rattle," schnurren "to hum, buzz"). Meaning "speak in a harsh manner" first recorded 1693.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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