What is the meaning of snarled?

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"
  • 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"
  • Make more complicated or confused through entanglements.

adjective

  • Tangled in knots or snarls.
    • usage: "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"
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