snarled
Spoke with menace
Snarled describes something tangled or knotted: snarled fishing line, snarled hair.
Traffic snarls when it becomes congested and slow-moving: Traffic was snarled for miles after the accident.
The word also serves as the past tense of snarl—to growl threateningly or speak angrily: The dog snarled at the intruder, He snarled his response.
Broke with sudden force
- growledUttered low, threatening sound
- hissedMade sharp whispered sound
- barkedMade canine sounds
- spatPetty verbal dispute
sneered · shouted · screamed · scowled · retorted · rasped · bellowed · roared
Tied with loops
- twistedWound around itself
- mattedTangled into clumps
- entwinedWrapped around one another
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
jumbled · meshed · raveled · tousled · kinked · coiled · enmeshed · interwoven
Wild pack canine
- dogDomesticated barking mammal
- beastLarge wild animal
- canineOf or like dogs
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
fangs · teeth · muzzle · hackles · menacing · threatening · fierce · ferocious
Twisted mass of strands
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
logjam · standstill · crawling · stalled · blocked · clogged · choked · bumper-to-bumper
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
venom · spite · menace · aggression · ferocity · irritation · exasperation · seething
snapped
Broke with sudden force
spat · sneered · shouted · screamed · scowled · retorted · rasped · bellowed · roared · thundered
knotted
Tied with loops
gnarled · jumbled · meshed · raveled · tousled · kinked · coiled · enmeshed · interwoven · balled
wolf
Wild pack canine
predator · fangs · teeth · muzzle · hackles · menacing · threatening · fierce · ferocious · aggressive
tangle
Twisted mass of strands
coil · bind · snag · hitch · cord · line · rope · yarn · thread · shoelace
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- jamCooked fruit spread
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
backup · logjam · standstill · crawling · stalled · blocked · clogged · choked · bumper-to-bumper · rush-hour
rage
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
animosity · venom · spite · menace · aggression · ferocity · irritation · exasperation · seething · fuming
snarleduntangled
Separated what was knotted
disentangled · unsnarled · straightened · smoothed · unknotted
- snarled up
- snarl upCause chaotic congestion