Snarl \Snarl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snarled}; p. pr. & vvb. n. {Snarling}.] [Etymol. uncertain.] To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
snarled adj : tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread" [syn: {knotted}, {snarly}]