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In some senses, snarler is marked as informal, literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.
snarler
noun 4
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2ADJ.
domestic
SNARLER + NOUN
crab
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noun
1
One who snarls.
"Yeah," snarled the other guy, "well, why don't you write this down: You can't bet more than that $100 chip from now on. You can only play one hand and" — he turned to the dealer — "shuffle up on every couple of rounds, you hear me?" […] "You don't mind if I play craps?" I asked them as I parted. "I'm not going to be hassled at craps, am I?" "Play craps all you want," said the snarler, triumphant in his knowledge that no one could beat craps.
2
A person with a disagreeable or antagonistic temperament.
Tecla was neither a snarler nor a crab, but a good simple lady; yet she was a beata — one of the most temperate species.
The domestic snarler is felt to be a curse and an ignoble varlet, since for small reasons, or no reasons, he will disturb domestic peace and engender discomfort.
3
One who uses a snarling iron.
4
A sausage, particularly a barbecued one.
Summer snarler comes up trumps, Manawatu Herald: "A Woodville Beef & Blue Cheese sausage has triumphed over out-of-town rivals in a fry-off."
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"Yeah," snarled the other guy, "well, why don't you write this down: You can't bet more than that $100 chip from now on. You can only play one hand and" — he turned to the dealer — "shuffle up on ever
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Tecla was neither a snarler nor a crab, but a good simple lady; yet she was a beata — one of the most temperate species.
Wiktionary03
The domestic snarler is felt to be a curse and an ignoble varlet, since for small reasons, or no reasons, he will disturb domestic peace and engender discomfort.
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