Tangle
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a tangled twisted mass a complicated or confused state or condition an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to become mixed together or intertwined to be forced into some kind of situation to enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight to mix together or intertwine to catch and hold
Example sentence: I always understood my ancestry, like that of so many others in the Gulf Coast, to be a tangle of African slaves, free men of color, French and Spanish immigrants, British colonists, Native Americans - but in what proportion, and what might that proportion tell me about who I thought I was?
Snarl
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to snarl a skein of thread.To embarrass; to insnare.To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.