Meaning of Snarler | Babel Free
Definitions
- One who snarls.
- A person with a disagreeable or antagonistic temperament.
- One who uses a snarling iron.
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A sausage, particularly a barbecued one. New-Zealand, informal
Examples
“"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.”
“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.”
“[…] ; his acquaintance with Wordsworth, whose Midas-ears he really persuaded himself to admire ; his intercourse with Godwin ; and his close⟳ alliance with that perverse and wrong-headed but brilliant snarler, Hazlitt.”
“But Ned had a great opinion of Mrs. Badgery's capabilities, and though forced to admit⟳ that her unbending manner and her ability to make⟳ good use⟳ of her tongue when occasion demanded it, justified the appellation of a snarler, […]”
“I was a snarler. I prided myself on being a snarler. I would go to great lengths to avoid⟳ stereotypical feminine behaviour. I thought that in being outrageous or out of control⟳, which I viewed as synonymous, I was thumbing my nose at the patriarchy. My biggest fear about AA was that I would lose⟳ my edge. Turn⟳ into blancmange.”
“Summer snarler comes up trumps, Manawatu Herald: "A Woodville Beef & Blue Cheese sausage has triumphed over out-of-town rivals in a fry-off."”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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