snarl

Definitions

1. 1.To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. "Her snarled hair." Spenser.
2. 2.To embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. Latimer.
3. 3.A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
4. 4.To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds." Dryden & Lee.
5. 5.To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden.
6. 6.The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is snarl.

• What is to entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread. "Her snarled hair." Spenser called?
• What is to embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. Latimer called?
• What is a knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty called?
• What is to growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds." Dryden & Lee called?
• What is to speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. Dryden called?
• What is the act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention called?