n.
Pronunciation: ' snär(- ə )l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to cause to become knotted and intertwined : TANGLE
2 : to make excessively complicated
intransitive verb : to become snarled
– snarl · er noun