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Definition of Snarled
1. Adjective. Tangled in knots or snarls. "Snarled thread"
Definition of Snarled
1. Verb. (past of snarl) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Snarled
1. snarl [v] - See also: snarl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snarled
Literary usage of Snarled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"... at the puppy 1 " snarled out •old Growling to his neighbor: " he's going to
measure us out some yards of his own fustian, I'm sure—he looks so pleased. ..."
2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"tangled, snarled (as a fish line). (of fishline, string, thread, ... snarled,
tangled. ppin (vi., adj.): (be) snarled, tangled snarl. snatch ..."
3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1824 Seeing her snarled hair, [he] said that her head looked as if she had six
mice nests ... I have many snarled lines, and they shall be at thy service. ..."
4. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1889)
"Shan't," he snarled, stooping to pick up his heavy basket. ... Let me carry the
basket 1" " Good job too," snarled the old man. ..."
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