snarln.¹

Brit.

/snɑːl/, U.S.

/snɑrl/

Forms: Also Middle English, 1600s–1700s snarle, 1800s dialect snarrel.

Etymology: < snare n. or snare v.: see -le suffix 1.

1. A snare, gin; a noose. Obsolete exc. dialect. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun]

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trapa1000

snarea1100

swikea1100

granea1250

springec1275

gina1300

gnarea1325

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trebuchet1362

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leashc1374

snarlc1380

foot gina1382

foot-grina1382

traina1393

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haucepyc1425

slingc1425

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frame1509

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fang1535

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spring1578

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spring trapa1589

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noosec1600

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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. E3^v 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.

a. A tangle, knot, ravel, as in the hair.

ΘΚΠ

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.

ΘΚΠ

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

stop1625

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.

ΘΚΠ

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

weredc725

herec855

heap971

trumec1380

multitudea1382

herda1400

swarm1423

confluence1447

puissance?a1475

army?1518

multitudine1547

bike1554

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.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [noun] > knot

knara1382

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.

ΚΠ

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

Brit.

/snɑːl/, U.S.

/snɑrl/

Etymology: < snarl v.²

An act of snarling; a display of the teeth accompanied by an angry sound. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

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.

in extended use.1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xix. 189 The blare of trumpets and the long deep snarl of the drums.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

snarlv.¹

Brit.

/snɑːl/, U.S.

/snɑrl/

Forms: Also Middle English snarlyn, Middle English–1600s snarle.

Etymology: Compare snarl n.¹In R. Brunne Chron. Wace 4629 (Ropes ryueled, & swerued in lyne) the reading suarled cited from the Petyt MS. should probably be snarled in sense 2 or 3; the construction is not quite clear.

a. transitive. To catch in a snare or noose; to entangle or secure with a cord, rope, etc.; to strangle. Now dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > trap

grina850

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

aworryc885

achokeOE

astrangle1297

strangle13..

worry14..

choke1303

weary1340

gnarec1380

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.

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.

b. figurative. To ensnare, entangle, entrap.

ΘΚΠ

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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beswike971

betrapa1000

bewindOE

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tele?a1300

enginec1300

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gnarec1380

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supprise?c1450

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toil1592

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benet1604

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trammela1616

fool1620

pinion1621

aucupate1630

fang1637

surprise1642

underreacha1652

trepan1656

ensnarl1658

stalk1659

irretiate1660

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.

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. To tangle; to twist together confusedly; to make a tangle of. Now chiefly dialect and U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > entangle or make tangled [verb (transitive)]

windc1315

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. Cii^v/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.

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.

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.

ΘΚΠ

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.

ΘΚΠ

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. B2^v 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

Brit.

/snɑːl/, U.S.

/snɑrl/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s snarle (1600s snarlle).

Etymology: < snar v.: see -le suffix 3, and compare gnarl v.¹

1. intransitive. Of dogs, etc.: To make an angry sound accompanied by showing the teeth.

ΘΚΠ

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 .

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.

figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. i. 5 Such Patriotism as snarls dangerously, and shows teeth.1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 102 Nations.., snarling at each other's heels.1866 B. Taylor Test in Poems 414 I hear the angry trumpet snarling.

a. Of persons: To quarrel; to grumble viciously; to show strong resentment or ill-feeling.

ΘΚΠ

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)]

threapc1175

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?

1639 J. Woodall Surgeons Mate (rev. ed.) Pref. sig. B4^v 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.

ΘΚΠ

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.

ΘΚΠ

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

groan1513

snort1582

snarl1675

snore1823

gruff1855

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.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > throatily or harshly

jangle1377

brayc1400

out-braya1561

yawp1567

throttle1582

swoop1605

throat?1611

caw1616

gargle1635

snarl1693

growl1759

croak1791

rasp1877

to grind out1889

grate1921

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.

ΚΠ

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.

ΚΠ

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

Brit.

/snɑːl/, U.S.

/snɑrl/

Etymology: ? < snarl n.¹ 4.

technical.

transitive. To raise, or force up, into bosses or projections by the use of the snarling-iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > other metalworking processes

burnishc1325

rockc1400

leadc1440

braze1552

run1650

stratify1669

shingle1674

snarl1688

plate1706

bar1712

strake1778

shear1837

pile1839

matt1854

reek1869

bloom1875

siliconize1880

tumble1883

rustproof1886

detin1909

blank1914

anodize1931

roll1972

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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v.³1688

单词	snarl
释义	snarln.¹ Brit. /snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ Forms: Also Middle English, 1600s–1700s snarle, 1800s dialect snarrel. Etymology: < snare n. or snare v.: see -le suffix 1. 1. A snare, gin; a noose. Obsolete exc. dialect. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > trap or snare > [noun] grinc825 trapa1000 snarea1100 swikea1100 granea1250 springec1275 gina1300 gnarea1325 stringc1325 trebuchet1362 latch?a1366 leashc1374 snarlc1380 foot gina1382 foot-grina1382 traina1393 sinewa1400 snatcha1400 foot trapa1425 haucepyc1425 slingc1425 engine1481 swar1488 frame1509 brakea1529 fang1535 fall trap1570 spring1578 box-trapa1589 spring trapa1589 sprint1599 noosec1600 springle1602 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. E3^v 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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 stop1625 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. ΘΚΠ 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 weredc725 herec855 heap971 trumec1380 multitudea1382 herda1400 swarm1423 confluence1447 puissance?a1475 army?1518 multitudine1547 bike1554 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.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [noun] > knot knara1382 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. ΚΠ 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 Brit. /snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ Etymology: < snarl v.² An act of snarling; a display of the teeth accompanied by an angry sound. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ 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. in extended use.1889 A. Conan Doyle Micah Clarke xix. 189 The blare of trumpets and the long deep snarl of the drums. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snarlv.¹ Brit. /snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ Forms: Also Middle English snarlyn, Middle English–1600s snarle. Etymology: Compare snarl n.¹In R. Brunne Chron. Wace 4629 (Ropes ryueled, & swerued in lyne) the reading suarled cited from the Petyt MS. should probably be snarled in sense 2 or 3; the construction is not quite clear. 1. a. transitive. To catch in a snare or noose; to entangle or secure with a cord, rope, etc.; to strangle. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (transitive)] > trap grina850 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 aworryc885 achokeOE astrangle1297 strangle13.. worry14.. choke1303 weary1340 gnarec1380 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. 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. b. figurative. To ensnare, entangle, entrap. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > snare, trap, entanglement > entrap, ensnare [verb (transitive)] shrenchc897 beswike971 betrapa1000 bewindOE undernimc1175 undertakec1175 bisayc1200 beguile?c1225 catchc1225 beginc1250 biwilea1275 tele?a1300 enginec1300 lime13.. umwrithea1340 engrin1340 oblige1340 belimec1350 enlacec1374 girnc1375 encumber138. gnarec1380 enwrap1382 briguea1387 snarl1387 upbroid1387 trap1390 entrikea1393 englue1393 gildera1400 aguilec1400 betraisec1400 embrygec1400 snare1401 lacea1425 maska1425 begluec1430 marl1440 supprise?c1450 to prey ona1500 attrap1524 circumvene1526 entangle1526 tangle1526 entrap1531 mesh1532 embrake1542 crawl1548 illaqueate1548 intricate1548 inveigle1551 circumvent1553 felter1567 besnare1571 in trick1572 ensnare1576 overcatch1577 underfong1579 salt1580 entoil1581 comprehend1584 windlassa1586 folda1592 solicit1592 toil1592 bait1600 beset1600 engage1603 benet1604 imbrier1605 ambush1611 inknot1611 enmesha1616 trammela1616 fool1620 pinion1621 aucupate1630 fang1637 surprise1642 underreacha1652 trepan1656 ensnarl1658 stalk1659 irretiate1660 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. 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. 2. a. To tangle; to twist together confusedly; to make a tangle of. Now chiefly dialect and U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > entanglement or entangled state > entangle or make tangled [verb (transitive)] windc1315 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. Cii^v/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. 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. b. figurative. To render complicated or confused. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. B2^v 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 Brit. /snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s snarle (1600s snarlle). Etymology: < snar v.: see -le suffix 3, and compare gnarl v.¹ 1. intransitive. Of dogs, etc.: To make an angry sound accompanied by showing the teeth. ΘΚΠ 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. figurative.1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. i. 5 Such Patriotism as snarls dangerously, and shows teeth.1842 Ld. Tennyson Locksley Hall in Poems (new ed.) II. 102 Nations.., snarling at each other's heels.1866 B. Taylor Test in Poems 414 I hear the angry trumpet snarling. 2. a. Of persons: To quarrel; to grumble viciously; to show strong resentment or ill-feeling. ΘΚΠ 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)] threapc1175 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. B4^v 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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 groan1513 snort1582 snarl1675 snore1823 gruff1855 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. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > say in a particular manner [verb (transitive)] > throatily or harshly jangle1377 brayc1400 out-braya1561 yawp1567 throttle1582 swoop1605 throat?1611 caw1616 gargle1635 snarl1693 growl1759 croak1791 rasp1877 to grind out1889 grate1921 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. ΚΠ 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. ΚΠ 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 Brit. /snɑːl/, U.S. /snɑrl/ Etymology: ? < snarl n.¹ 4. technical. transitive. To raise, or force up, into bosses or projections by the use of the snarling-iron. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > other metalworking processes burnishc1325 rockc1400 leadc1440 braze1552 run1650 stratify1669 shingle1674 snarl1688 plate1706 bar1712 strake1778 shear1837 pile1839 matt1854 reek1869 bloom1875 siliconize1880 tumble1883 rustproof1886 detin1909 blank1914 anodize1931 roll1972 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). < n.¹c1380n.²1613v.¹1387v.²1590v.³1688
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