snarl

  1. Noun.  A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
  2. Noun.  The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
  3. Verb.  To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
  4. Verb.  To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
  5. Verb.  To embarrass; to insnare.
  6. Verb.  To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
  7. Verb.  To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.

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