snarl

Meanings

• a vicious angry growl
• an angry vicious expression
• something jumbled or confused
• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  • "The guard snarled at us"
• make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
  • "Bullets snarled past us"
• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
• make more complicated or confused through entanglements

Synonyms

embrangle, entangle, mat, maze, snap, snarl up, tangle