[n] something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"
[n] a vicious angry growl
[n] an angry vicious expression
[v] make more complicated or confused through entanglements
[v] utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she snapped'; "The guard snarled at us"
[v] make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"
[v] twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"