Definition of Snarling

1. Adjective. growling, having a snarl. ¹

2. Noun. growling, having a snarl. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of snarl) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snarling

1. snarl [v] - See also: snarl

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snarling

snarking
snarkish
snarkless
snarks
snarky
snarl
snarl-up
snarl-ups
snarl up
snarled
snarler
snarlers
snarleth
snarlier
snarliest
snarling (current term)
snarlingly
snarlings
snarls
snarly
snarred
snarring
snars
snary
snash
snashed
snashes
snashing
snast
snaste

Literary usage of Snarling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"... and divided between the European powers, divided with much snarling and disputation into portions that left each power uneasy or discontented. ..."

2. The Bookman (1905)
"... about the sea has ever probed so deeply and so faithfully into its mysteries as he has. The bitter brine, the unappeasable savagery of snarling sea and ..."

3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Dragon, showed a most unusual hatred to a man named Richard of Macaire. always snarling and ready to fly at his throat whenever he appeared. ..."

4. The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day (1826)
"... to have punished him for his ill behaviour; but he patted Tiger upon the back, who began snarling and growling in such a manner, as made them desist. ..."

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