[snarl] vb [
[2]snarl] vt (14c) 1: to cause to become knotted and intertwined: tangle
2: to make excessively complicated ~ vi: to become snarled -- snarl.er n
[2]snarl n [ME snarle, prob. dim. of snare] (1609) 1: a tangle esp. of hairs or thread: knot
2: a tangled situation "traffic ~s" -- snarly adj [3]snarl vb [freq. of obs. E snar to growl] vi (1589) 1: to growl with a snapping or gnashing of teeth
2: to give vent to anger in surly language ~ vt: to utter or express with a snarl or by snarling -- snarl.er n [4]snarl n (1613): a surly angry growl -- snarly adj