snarl

Noun

• something jumbled or confused
  • a tangle of government regulations
    

• an angry vicious expression

• a vicious angry growl

Verb

• make more complicated or confused through entanglements

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  • The child entangled the cord
    

• make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
  • Bullets snarled past us
    

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  • The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer
    
  • The guard snarled at us
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tangle , maze , snarl up , embrangle , entangle , mat , snap
• Antonyms: 
  disentangle , unsnarl , straighten out