balled up

Joel sank into the couch, smiling, while Ethan threw a balled-up eraser against the wall and laughed.

But the legislators who ostensibly represent them are cowards, kittens, balled up in the corner.

They got the initials balled up when they hitched that title to him.

And in a minute Market street, the famous Market street, is all balled up because I jumped back.

Even the search parties often get themselves balled up and mill around in circles, perfect examples of mass hysteria.

The snow fell in balled up masses, and light absolutely disappeared so far as any ability to fix its source existed.

Later, my grandfather taught me to swear in English with an Irish accent, and I've been fearfully balled up ever since.