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SNARLINGLY
Etymology
Adverb
snarlingly (comparative more snarlingly, superlative most snarlingly)
In a snarling manner; with a snarl.
Source: Wiktionary
SNARLING
Snarl"ing, a. & n.
Definition: from Snarl, v. Snarling iron, a tool with a long beak, used in the process of snarling. When one end is held in a vise, and the shank is struck with a hammer, the repercussion of the other end, or beak, within the article worked upon gives the requisite blow for producing raised work. See 1st Snarl.
SNARL
Snarl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Snarled; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.] Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
Snarl, v. t. Etym: [From Snare, v. t.]
1. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. "Her snarled hair." Spenser.
2. To embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. Latimer.
Snarl, n.
Definition: A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
Snarl, v. i. Etym: [From Snar.]
1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds." Dryden & Lee.
2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden.
Snarl, n.
Definition: The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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