snarled
verb (past tense)UK /snɑːld/
US /snɑːrld/
Made a low, angry growl like a grumpy dog.
The dog snarled when the stranger came near its food.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Became twisted and tangled together.
The traffic snarled for miles after the accident.
3. Said something in a mean, angry way.
"Get out of my room!" he snarled.
4. Got caught or jammed so it could not move.
The rope snarled around the boat's propeller.