snarled

Verb

• utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  • "The guard snarled at us"
• make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
  • "Bullets snarled past us"
• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
• make more complicated or confused through entanglements
• simple past and past participle of snarl

Adjective Satellite

• tangled in knots or snarls
  • "snarled thread"

Synonyms

embrangle, entangle, knotty, mat, snap, snarl, snarl up, snarly, tangle

Antonyms

disentangle, unsnarl