snarl

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. growl, gnarl, grumble; entangle. See discourtesy, threat.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Confusion]

Syn. tangle, entanglement, complication; see confusion 2 .

2. [A snarling sound]

Syn. growl, grumble, gnarl, surly speech, cross words, angry words, sullen growl; see also noise 1 .

v.

Syn. growl, gnarl, gnar, grumble, mutter, threaten, bark, yelp, snap, gnash the teeth, fulminate, bully, bluster, quarrel, abuse, champ the bit*, bite one's thumb*; see also cry 3 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. growl rumble, grumble, throaty warning.

2. tangle snag, knot, kink, twist.

3. complication disorder, confusion, snafu, problem, hitch, catch, difficulty, trouble.

II

v.

1. growl rumble, grumble, threaten, warn, bare the teeth and raise one's hackles.

2. tangle knot, snag, kink, twist.

3. complicate confuse, make trouble, mess up, *throw a wrench in the works.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, entangle, foul, tangle. See ORDER. 2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, tangle. See SIMPLE. 3. To put into total disorder: ball up, confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble. Slang: snafu. Idiom: play havoc with. See ORDER.

V

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To speak abruptly and sharply: bark, snap. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone's head (or nose) off. See WORDS.

VI

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Something that is intricately and often bewilder ingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, tangle, web. See SIMPLE.