1.a vicious angry growl
2.an angry vicious expression
3.something jumbled or confused;
a tangle of government regulations
1.utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
The sales clerky snapped a reply at the angry customer
2.make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise;
Bullets snarled past us
3.twist together or entwine into a confusing mass;
The child entangled the cord
4.make more complicated or confused through entanglements