snarling

Growling; grumbling angrily; peevish; waspish; snappish.

a. & n. from snarl, v.

a tool with a long beak, used in the process of snarling. When one end is held in a vise, and the shank is struck with a hammer, the repercussion of the other end, or beak, within the article worked upon gives the requisite blow for producing raised work. See 1st Snarl.

adjective

growling, having a snarl.

noun

growling, having a snarl.

verb

Present participle of snarl.