Main Entry: ¹snarl

Pronunciation: \ˈsnär(-ə)l\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, to trap, entangle, probably frequentative of snaren to snare

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to cause to become knotted and intertwined : tangle
2 : to make excessively complicatedintransitive verb : to become snarled

— snarl·er noun