snarl (
http://definr.com/snarl)
n 1: a vicious angry growl
2: an angry vicious expression
3: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government
regulations" [syn:
tangle,
maze]
v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she
snapped'; "The guard snarled at us" [syn:
snap]
2: make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise;
"Bullets snarled past us"
3: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
entangled the cord" [syn:
entangle,
tangle,
mat]
[ant:
disentangle,
disentangle]
4: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
[syn:
snarl up,
embrangle]