Snarl

v. t.	1.	To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface. [imp. & p. p. Snarled ; p. pr. & vvb. n. Snarling.]
	1.	To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.
	2.	To embarrass; to insnare. [The] question that they would have snarled him with. - Latimer.
n.	1.	A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
v. i.	1.	To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
	2.	To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms. It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted. - Dryden.
n.	1.	The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.

Noun	1.	snarl - a vicious angry growl
	2.	snarl - an angry vicious expression
	3.	snarl - something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations" Synonyms: maze, tangle
Verb	1.	snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" Synonyms: snap
	2.	snarl - make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
	3.	snarl - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" Synonyms: mat, entangle, tangle Antonyms: unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
	4.	snarl - make more complicated or confused through entanglements Synonyms: embrangle, snarl up

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