[The] question that they would have snarled him with.
Latimer.
Snarl, n. A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like,
difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication;
embarrassing difficulty.
Snarl, v. i. [From Snar.] 1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to
gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds."
Dryden & Lee.