snarled

(verb) utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone. Synonyms: snap, snarl. Examples: "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer." "The guard snarled at us."

(verb) make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise. Synonyms: snarl. Example: "Bullets snarled past us."

(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. Synonyms: entangle, tangle, mat, snarl. Example: "The child entangled the cord."

(verb) make more complicated or confused through entanglements. Synonyms: snarl, snarl up, embrangle.

(adj) tangled in knots or snarls. Synonyms: knotty, snarly. Examples: "A mass of knotted string." "Snarled thread."