snarln.1
/snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ 1. A snare, gin; a noose. Obsolete exc. dialect. Also figurative.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun]
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snarlc1380
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noosec1600
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springe1607
toil1607
plage1608
deadfall1631
puppy snatch1650
snickle1681
steel trap1735
figure (of) four1743
gun-trap1749
stamp1788
stell1801
springer1813
sprent1822
livetrap1823
snaphance1831
catch pole1838
twitch-up1841
basket-trap1866
pole trap1879
steel fall1895
tread-trap1952
conibear trap1957
conibear1958
c1380 Metr. Hom. (Vernon MS.) in Herrig Archiv LVII. 247/1 Lord, what þing schal passe quite And in þeos snarles not beo tan.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 385 Maydens of Athene were compelled as it were to snarles and grenes.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 27 To brynge þe peple þat was so bygiled þe faster in snarl.
1601 N. Breton Diuine Poem sig. E3v Shame bad me weepe..to feele how I was feltred in The wretched snarles of wicked natures knots.
1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Snarl, the snare itself, made of wire.
1893 in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) They put this snarl or snirrup roond t' gills an' click t' fish oot.
2.
a. A tangle, knot, ravel, as in the hair.
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the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > tangled
elf-lock1596
snarl1609
feltering1615
elf-knot1825
tat1887
taut1887
kitchen1964
natty dread1974
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > [noun] > that which is entangled > a tangle
node1572
knarl1598
snarl1609
rivel1625
ravel1634
snick-snarl1649
mare1688
harla1697
tangle1757
round turn1769
fankle1824
twist1858
twitter1876
taut1887
1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. H4 Curle not the snarles that dwel vpon these browes.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grippets,..the rufflings, or snarles of ouer-twisted thread.
1736 Compl. Family-piece ii. ii. 255 Let your Hair be round,..twist it neatly without Gaping or Snarles.
1745 W. Ellis Agric. Improv'd I. June xi. 73 I found it [sc. the horse-hair insect] to twist itself all up into a close Snarle.
1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. xviii. 79 To wind off a snarl of ravellins as slick as if it were on a reel.
1864 S. B. Warner Old Helmet I. 113 The green silk was in a great snarl.
1897 Outing 30 434/2 The worm..lying upon the bottom like a snarl of black thread.
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 139/2 Snarl, a tangle in the hair.
1976 ‘Trevanian’ Main (1977) xiii. 243 A young slattern who tugs a snarl out of her hair with her fingers.
b. figurative or in figurative context. traffic snarl (U.S. colloquial), a traffic jam.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [noun] > difficulty or complexity > instance of > and confused
snarl1631
tangle1757
twaddle1785
an ill-favoured pirn1828
muddle1857
fankle1890
tie-up1906
snarl-up1960
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic jam
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stoppage1727
lock1834
block1861
pinch point1868
tie-up1889
traffic jam1891
traffic snarl1899
traffic snarl1933
traffic snarl-up1947
thrombosis1959
snarl-up1960
back-up1962
tailback1975
gridlock1980
1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson xii The day's at hand, wherein thou must untie The Riddle's tangled Snarle.
1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 18 Here was..a snarle in his fortune requiring the aid of a Divine Solution.
1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 73 That men and women shou'd be..in a continu'd snarle, contradiction, hatred, and infinite disorders.
1860 M. C. Harris Rutledge 111 Dorothy has got her account with the grocer in a great snarl.
1889 Spectator 13 Apr. Our children will see how this Irish snarl is unravelled.
1933 E. B. White Let. Mar. (1976) 113 At noon I happened to be driving north on Fourth Avenue, and got held up in a traffic snarl.
1950 J. D. MacDonald Brass Cupcake ii. 18 I dove slowly back into the traffic snarl.
1968 S. Challis Death on Quiet Beach iii. 30 The traffic was a slow snarl that cost him forty minutes.
1975 New Yorker 19 May 99/1 The traffic snarls were impenetrable.
1979 Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. d3/3 Production snarls kept cars out of the showroom.
1980 R. L. Duncan Brimstone iv. 65 The congressional reorganization studies..were resulting in a snarl of immense proportions.
3. U.S. A swarm, large number.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > regarded as a whole or a body of people gathered > large or numerous
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puissance?a1475
army?1518
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conflux1702
snarl1775
rallya1794
populace1823
hive1834
skreeda1838
skit1913
rort1941
1775 in O. E. Winslow Amer. Broadside Verse (1930) 141/2 I see another snarl of men.
1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 76 There being ‘a pootty consid'r'ble snarl o' gals, I guess’ the supper was bravely furnished.
1836 W. Dunlap Mem. Water Drinker (1837) II. iii. 24 They swarm like a snarl of bees before hiving.
1855 F. M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers xxiii A cheaper minister, and one that hadn't such a snarl o' young ones.
1860 J. G. Holland Miss Gilbert's Career xxii. 386 A snarl of people that didn't care anything about me.
1904 N.Y. Tribune 10 Apr. (Suppl.) 7/3 A veritable snarl of street urchins took possession of several benches in Lincoln Park.
4. A knot in wood. (Cf. snarly adj.1 2.)
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the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [noun] > knot
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warrec1407
knob1440
knot?1523
knur1542
pin1545
knag1555
snar1611
bur-knot1618
bur1725
gnarl1824
burl1885
snarla1891
a1891 Tribune Book of Sports 12 Let Italian or Spanish yew be the wood, clear of knots, snarls, and cracks.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations, as snarl-headed adj., snarl-knot, snarl-preventer.
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1790 R. Tyler Contrast ii. ii. 29 The snarl-headed curs fell a-kicking and cursing of me.
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Snarl~knot, a very intricate one.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Snarl-Knot, a northern expression for a knot that cannot be drawn loose.
1884 Illustr. London News 27 Sept. 291/1 Mr. Brooks's ‘Snarl preventor’ is a new form of thread-wire which pounces on snarled threads.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
snarln.2
/snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ An act of snarling; a display of the teeth accompanied by an angry sound. Frequently figurative.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > snarl or growl
snarl1613
growl1727
gurl1755
yirr1825
grumble1840
gnarl1847
1613 E. Hoby (title) A counter-snarle for Ishmael Rabshacheh.
1653 W. Ramesey Astrologia Restaurata To Rdr. 4 [I] content my self to incur all the Currish Snarls..of the envious.
1832 W. Irving Alhambra II. 178 With the wary side glance of a cur..ready for a snap and a snarl.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 393 A sum..which he took with the savage snarl of disappointed greediness.
1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 147 The mocking snarl and ruthless blow of the Puritan.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
snarlv.1
/snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ 1. reflexive.1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 723/2 My grayhounde had almost snarled hym selfe to night in his own leesse.1580 T. Blundeville Foure Offices Horsemanship (rev. ed.) iv. 60 b A Horse..being laid, and the halter slacke about his feete,..he snarleth himselfe, so as he is not able to get vp.reflexive.a1470 Dives & Pauper (1493) ix. vii. G ij b They snarle themself so in dett & in false richesses.1551 T. Cranmer Answer S. Gardiner 168 You snarle youre selfe into so many and heynouse absurdites.1597 J. Payne Royall Exchange 37 Let vs not..snarle and intangle our selves with over moche toyle and care of the world.c1680 E. Hickeringill Hist. Whiggism i, in Wks. (1716) I. 37 They lose themselves, and snarl themselves and the Holy Text, so that they never find the right end.
a. transitive. To catch in a snare or noose; to entangle or secure with a cord, rope, etc.; to strangle. Now dialect.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > trap
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latchc1175
snarl1398
snarea1425
caltropc1440
trapa1500
attrap1524
gin1583
toil1592
springe1606
snickle1615
wire1749
society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)] > specific with rope or cord
snarl1398
rail1548
the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > kill [verb (transitive)] > by strangling
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achokeOE
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strangle13..
worry14..
choke1303
weary1340
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athroatc1400
enstranglec1400
gagc1440
throttlec1450
estrangle1483
stifle1548
snarl1563
thrapple1570
quackle1622
bowstring1803
scrag1823
strangulate1846
mug1866
to screw a person's neck1872
garrotte1878
guzzle1885
to screw an animal's neck1888
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. xv Þee hunter..knowyþ þat þe beeste is i-snarled and faste yholde.
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. lxxix Sicut orix allaqueatus, as Orix is isnarled.
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 461/2 Snaryn, or snarlyn, illaqueo.
a1470 Dives & Pauper (1493) ix. vii. G ij b They [sc. sheep] ben so..snarled amonges brembles and thornes that they may nat go away.
1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1255/2 He made him priuely to be snarled, and his flesh to be torn.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Laqueus, an halter: any thyng that one is snarled or tied with.
1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost 36 With his necke snarled in an hempen halter.
1648 J. Beaumont Psyche ix. ccxliv. 155 So may all Rebells finde their cursed feet Snarled for evermore in their own Net!
1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Snarl, to insnare; as to snarl hares.
b. figurative. To ensnare, entangle, entrap.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)]
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bewindOE
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supprise?c1450
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toil1592
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pinion1621
aucupate1630
fang1637
surprise1642
underreacha1652
trepan1656
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stalk1659
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coil1748
nail1766
net1803
to rope in1840
mousetrap1870
spider1891
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > ensnare oneself [verb (reflexive)]
snarl1387
snare1401
snatch1575
1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 431 Þe kyng..snarlede hem wiþ sotil sophyms.
c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) i. i. 2 That no pylgrym escape, that he ne shal be snarlyd in my trappe.
1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 192 Wyth þi treccherous sotylte Us to snarlyn þou besyist þe.
1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (viii.) f. 140 To studye by what engins menis myndis mighte be trapped & snarled.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 49 Their wealth, they make no other vse of but to snarle & enwrappe men with.
1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. xiii. 121 Foreseeing how his owne words would snarle him, if he should grant them all Bishops.
2. absolute.1890 E. L. Bynner Begum's Daughter xxxvii The begum made bad work of her embroidery in those days; she snarled and knotted, and cut and ravelled.
a. To tangle; to twist together confusedly; to make a tangle of. Now chiefly dialect and U.S.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > entangle or make tangled [verb (transitive)]
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harlc1400
snarlc1440
tangle1530
ravela1540
crawl1548
entangle1555
intertangle1589
enroot1600
impester1601
fasel1636
perplex1642
fankle1724
warple1768
hankle1781
intertwist1797
taffle1840
c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 439/1 Ruffelyn, or snarlyn, innodo.
c1440 Partonope 2300 Hys swerde is broken; the other tweyn [swords] be Snarled in the sheeldes ryght fast.
1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ciiv/1 To Snarle, contrahere.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 97 It bringeth forth many tender branches full of knotty joynts, entangled and snarled, or wrapped one in another.
1606 S. Gardiner Bk. Angling 22 The mudde of this place doth pollute the nette, snarle it, and hurte it.
a1687 H. More Contin. Remark. Stories (1689) 424 The Daughter had..her Hair snarled and matted together.
a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Snarl, to twist, entangle, and knot together.
1847 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Peru I. ii. iii. 251 Mangrove-trees, with their complicated roots snarled into formidable coils under the water.
1894 Outing 23 404/1 The head tide had snarled the trawls badly.
b. figurative. To render complicated or confused.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [verb (transitive)] > make difficult or complex > and confused
snarl1653
to ball up1884
to snarl up1937
1653 tr. S. Przypkowski Dissertatio de Pace iii.14 You do not comprehend doctrines snarled and entangled with so many knots.
1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. 44 I would thus unty these knots with which he snarles this story.
1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. 414 'Tis the want of this Distinction..that has..so snarl'd and perplex'd this Question.
1901 Jrnl. Sch. Geogr. Nov. 340 His starting point..being different.., everything else must be snarled hopelessly.
c. to snarl up: to throw into confusion, to mess up; to entangle, to impede the smooth running of (something). colloquial.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [verb (transitive)] > make difficult or complex > and confused
snarl1653
to ball up1884
to snarl up1937
the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [verb (intransitive)] > become complex or confused
complicate1873
to snarl up1962
1937 C. Day Lewis Starting Point i. iii. 49 He short-punted ahead, snarling up the defence.
1957 J. F. Horner Summary of Scientol. vi. 67 Self-processing tends only to snarl-up the person attempting it.
1960 Economist 22 Oct. 317/2 A..wish to snarl up the relations between the western governments.
1962 Listener 5 July 36/2 Private cars are increasing at such a rate..that the roads will be snarled up.
1976 Daily Tel. 22 June 1/3 The Conservatives snarled up Government business by ceasing the pairing of MPs and other co-operation.
1981 Sunday Express 25 Oct. (heading) 150,000 marchers snarl up London.
3. intransitive. To become twisted or entangled; to get into, or form, tangles or knots. Also figurative and with up.
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the world > space > relative position > intertwining or interweaving > intertwine or interweave [verb (intransitive)] > become tangled
snarl1600
entangle1628
the world > movement > absence of movement > [verb (intransitive)] > cease to move or become motionless > be arrested or intercepted in progress > by entangling
stickeOE
mesh1565
snarl1600
entangle1628
the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > become tangled [verb (intransitive)]
rivelOE
tangle1575
ravela1585
snarl1600
harl1609
twine1658
reeve1821
foul1835
taffle1840
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [verb (intransitive)] > become jammed (of traffic)
snarl1951
back1964
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxi. xxxix. 797 Their speares..snarling within the boughes and branches of trees..hindered them verie much.
a1609 J. Dennys Secrets of Angling (1613) i. x. sig. B2v Then twist them finely... But not too hard or slacke,..Least slacke they snarle, or hard they proue vnsound.
1689 J. Chetham Angler's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) xxxiii. 177 Which will cause the Wyre to be more tough, and not so apt to snarl, or break.
1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 226 To cause it to snarl into a knot when left free to turn on itself.
1884 W. S. B. McLaren Spinning Woollen & Worsted 155 The yarn tends to ‘snarl’ and curl, and cannot be drawn out straight.
1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 19 Apr. 5/3 The traffic clears quickly at times, when it might otherwise snarl—which is the American way of saying it might ‘cause an inextricable jam’.
1963 Listener 14 Feb. 300/2 The action..snarls up into an obtrusive expressionism.
1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 201 Traffic snarled eastwards along Brompton Road at a snail's pace.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
snarlv.2
/snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ 1. intransitive. Of dogs, etc.: To make an angry sound accompanied by showing the teeth.
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the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > snarl or growl
garre1382
hurr1398
roina1450
gnar1496
snar1530
whurl1530
snarl1590
gnarl1596
grumble1608
yarr1611
whirr1706
growl1719
yirra1796
gargle1861
grrra1963
1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. C Yf he snarle like a cur at vs, why should not we prouide a Bastinado for him?
1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson xv T'one skulks and snarles, the t'other tugges and hales.
1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 143 The gaping three-mouth'd Dog forgets to snarl . View more context for this quotation
a1732 T. Boston Crook in Lot (1805) 38 A dog snarls at a stone, but looks not at the hand that cast it.
1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. xxxii. 123 While o'er those caitiffs, where they lie, The wolf shall snarl.
1861 Morning Post 12 Nov. The bear snarled, but crawled on.
1888 J. Ruskin Præterita III. ii. 48 Their dogs barked and snarled irreconcileably.
2.
a. Of persons: To quarrel; to grumble viciously; to show strong resentment or ill-feeling.
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the mind > emotion > hatred > quarrel or falling out > quarrel or fall at variance [verb (intransitive)]
varyc1450
quarrel1530
square1530
to fall offa1535
breach1573
snarl1593
snarl1597
breaka1616
to break offa1645
to cast out1730
to get wrong1803
split1835
split1843
society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel [verb (intransitive)]
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disputea1225
thretec1400
varyc1450
fray1465
to fall out1470
to set (or fall) at variancec1522
quarrel1530
square1530
to break a straw1542
to be or to fall at (a) square1545
to fall at jar1552
cowl1556
tuilyie1565
jarl1580
snarl1597
to fall foul1600
to cast out1730
fisticuff1833
spat1848
cagmag1882
rag1889
to part brass-rags1898
hassle1949
blue1955
the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be or become resentful [verb (intransitive)] > show indignation or resentment
bridlea1475
bristle1549
muzzle1581
snarl1597
pique1664
growl1706
to bridle up1709
grrra1963
to give attitude1975
1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 185 What? were you snarling all before I came,..And turne you all your hatred now on me? View more context for this quotation
1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. B4v Hee is not ignorant, that a large broode of pregnant wits..will snarle.
1689 Muses Farew. to Popery 28 When Servants snarl, we ought to kick 'em out.
1709 M. Prior Ladle in Poems x Kissing to Day, to Morrow snarling.
a1776 in D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Sc. Songs (1776) II. 208 The surly auld carl did naething but snarl.
1843 G. P. R. James Forest Days I. ii. 28 Don't let me find you snarling with a gentleman's servants again.
1894 G. M. Fenn In Alpine Valley i. 6 I should have snarled, written my cheque, and paid.
b. Const. against or at a person or thing.
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the mind > emotion > hatred > quarrel or falling out > quarrel or fall at variance [verb (intransitive)]
varyc1450
quarrel1530
square1530
to fall offa1535
breach1573
snarl1593
snarl1597
breaka1616
to break offa1645
to cast out1730
to get wrong1803
split1835
split1843
society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > quarrel with [verb (transitive)]
vary1496
to fall out?1499
thwart1519
snarl1593
swagger1599
the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be indignant at or resent [verb (transitive)] > show or express indignation or resentment at
snarl1593
misthank1605
1593 T. Nashe Strange Newes in Wks. (Grosart) II. 196 Thy hot-spirited brother Richard..snarld priuily at Pap-hatchet, Pasquill, and others.
1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 39 Lest the Heretiques should be snarling at us.
1652 H. Bell tr. M. Luther Colloquia Mensalia 154 No man giveth a fillip for the Gospel, but all do snarl against it.
1715 J. Chappelow Right Way to be Rich 145 Let wicked Men snarl and grin at you now.
1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 245 Jane snarls an' snags at Lizzy.
c. To give out a snarling noise.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > harsh or discordant [verb (intransitive)] > snort, snore, snarl, or groan
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1675 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 246 The manner of the Christians buriall here is much the same; all have the Praeficae [hired mourners], who sing (or rather howl and snarlle out).
3. transitive. To utter in a harsh, rude, or ill-natured manner.
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the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > throatily or harshly
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to grind out1889
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1693 W. Congreve Old Batchelour i. i. 4 Where hast thou been snarling odious Truths, and entertaining company..with discourse of their diseases..?
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby iii. 22 ‘Who, indeed!’ snarled Ralph.
1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlv. 201 When the wicked Tempter is tired of snarling that word failure in a man's cell.
1893 Times 18 May 9/4 They would..confine themselves to snarling complaints.
4. To put down with snarling.
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1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton Kenelm Chillingly II. iv. ix. 301 I can't bear to see a man snarled and sneered down..by..rivals.
5. reflexive. To bring into a certain condition by snarling.
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1797 R. Southey Let. 13 Mar. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1849) I. v. 306 He has a most critic-like voice, as if he had snarled himself hoarse.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
snarlv.3
/snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ technical.
transitive. To raise, or force up, into bosses or projections by the use of the snarling-iron.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > other metalworking processes
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snarl1688
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1688 [implied in: R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 259/2 Terms of Art used by the Gold-smiths... Snarling is to set or punch it [the metal] out as the shape is drawn. (at snarling n.3)].
1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 412 If from the shape of the works swage tools..cannot be employed for raising the projecting parts, they are snarled-up.
1853 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) II. 533/1 With them the snarled-up parts are corrected.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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