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 ]

    snarl (v.)

  1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer; 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 , entangle , tangle , tangle , mat , mat ]

  4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

    [ Syn: snarl up , embrangle ]

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