snarl

noun

1. a vicious angry growl

Definition categories: communication, utterance, vocalization

2. an angry vicious expression

Definition categories: communication

3. something jumbled or confused

Similar word(s): maze, tangle

Definition categories: thought, perplexity

verb

1. utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

- The guard snarled at us

Similar word(s): snap

Definition categories: communication, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize

2. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise

- Bullets snarled past us

Definition categories: communication, go, sound

3. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

Similar word(s): entangle, mat, tangle

Definition categories: contact, distort, twine, twist

4. make more complicated or confused through entanglements

Similar word(s): embrangle

Definition categories: change, complicate, perplex