What is the meaning of snarl?

noun

• A vicious angry growl.
• An angry vicious expression.
• Something jumbled or confused.
  • usage: "a tangle of government regulations"
  • synonyms: tangle, maze

verb

• Utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone.
  • usage: "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us"
  • synonyms: snap
• Make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise.
  • usage: "Bullets snarled past us"
• Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass.
  • usage: "The child entangled the cord"
  • synonyms: entangle, tangle, mat
• Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.
  • synonyms: snarl up, embrangle