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snarl [ snaarl ]


verb  (past and past participle snarled, present participle snarl·ing, 3rd person present singular snarls)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb growl: to growl threateningly

2. transitive and intransitive verb say something angrily: to speak or say something angrily or threateningly



noun  (plural snarls)
Definition:
 
growling noise: the sound of somebody or something snarling

[Late 16th century. < obsolete snar "to snarl" (ultimately an imitation of the sound) + -le, suffix indicating repetition]

snarl·er noun
snarl·ing·ly adverb
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