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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SNARLING

ppr. 1. Growling; grumblling angrily.
2. Entangling.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SNARLING

SNARLING Snarl "ing, a. & n.

Defn: from Snarl, v. Snarling iron, 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

snarling iron

snarling iron |ˈsnɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a tool struck with a hammer to create decorative raised work on metal.

Oxford Dictionary

snarling iron

snarling iron |ˈsnɑːlɪŋ | ▶noun a tool struck with a hammer to create decorative raised work on metal.