as in to bark
to speak sharply or irritably
she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions
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as in to knot
to twist together into a usually confused mass
you'll be awfully sorry if you snarl your fishing line
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as in jam
a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
to no avail, the city promotes carpooling to help ease the traffic snarls that always accompany rush hour
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Recent Examples of snarl
Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Westbound Interstate 70 has reopened after an 11-vehicle crash near Empire closed the roadway for several hours and sent two people to the hospital on Monday morning as a winter storm snarled mountain travel.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply
April 2021: Inflation rates cross 4% and increase rapidly
Early 2022: Energy and food prices spike due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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That shutdown ended hours after staffing shortages snarled flights at several major U.S. airports.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Westbound Interstate 70 has reopened after an 11-vehicle crash near Empire closed the roadway for several hours and sent two people to the hospital on Monday morning as a winter storm snarled mountain travel.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
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Steeves has purposefully added size and snarl to his game over the last two seasons.
—Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Early 2021: Shipping snarls and worker shortages from the coronavirus pandemic continue to hurt supply
April 2021: Inflation rates cross 4% and increase rapidly
Early 2022: Energy and food prices spike due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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