(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. t.) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to
snarl a skein of thread.
(v. t.) To embarrass; to insnare.
(n.) A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like,
difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication;
embarrassing difficulty.
(v. i.) To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter
grumbling sounds.
(v. i.) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
(n.) The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression;
an angry contention.
