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snarly
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | snarly - tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"snarled, knottytangled - in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes" |
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