noun
    
    plural snarls
    
    [count] a twisted knot of hairs, thread, etc. :tangle
    
    
    
    
    
    a situation in which you can no longer move or make progress
    
    
    
    
    
    verb
    
    snarls; snarled; snarling
    
    to become twisted together :to form a snarl or snarls[no obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    snarl up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    snarl (something) up or snarl up (something) chiefly Brit :to stop (something or someone) from moving or making progress
    
    
    
    verb
    
    snarls; snarled; snarling
    
    [no obj] :to growl and show the teeth - usually + at
    
    
    
    to say something in an angry or annoyed way [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural snarls
    
    [count] :an act of growling and showing the teeth - usually singular