To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
to snarl a skein of thread
To become entangled.
To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
From Middle English snarlen, frequentative of snaren (“to trap, tangle”). Equivalent to snare + -le.
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An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.