snarler


snarl 1

S0508100 (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

S0508100 (snärl)n.1. A tangled mass, as of hair or yarn.2. A confused, complicated, or tangled situation: a traffic snarl.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 or complicate: Snow snarled the morning commute.
[Middle English snarle, trap, probably diminutive of snare; see snare1.]
snarl′er n.snarl′y adj.

snarler

(ˈsnɑːlə) n1. an animal or a person that snarls2. (Cookery) informal NZ a sausage