snarl-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Utter in an angry or abrupt tone, as an animal might.

Commentary:
NOTE: Any animate or inanimate thing can make the appropriate noise.

Examples:
The clerk snarled at the customer.
Bullets snarled past us.
The dog snarls at all the children.

Mappings:
VerbNet: animal_sounds-38,manner_speaking-37.3
FrameNet: Make_noise,Communication_noise
PropBank: snarl.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) twist together in a confused manner.

Commentary:
NOTE: may be metaphorical Includes: SNARL UP

Examples:
The child snarled the cord.
He really snarled up their story.
The branches snarl together in a tight web.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
snarl_up 1