SNARL

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare Date: 14th century transitive verb to cause to become knotted and intertwined ; tangle , to make excessively complicated, intransitive verb to become ~ed, ~er noun II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e snare, noose, probably from ~en, verb Date: 1609 a tangle especially of hairs or thread ; knot , a tangled situation , ~y adjective III. verb Etymology: frequentative of obsolete English snar to growl; akin to Middle Low German snorren to drone, rattle Date: 1589 intransitive verb to growl with a snapping, gnashing, or display of teeth, to give vent to anger in surly language, transitive verb to utter or express with a ~ or by ~ing, ~er noun IV. noun Date: 1613 a surly angry growl, ~y adjective