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
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Dec. 2025
Heavy snow and high winds snarled Colorado’s mountain highways on Saturday, causing intermittent closures of Interstate 70 and other highways as a winter storm dumped more than a foot of fresh snow.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
There was a snarl in his voice.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Snow storm could snarl travel, cause power outages The fast-moving storm could impact millions with travel disruptions and power outages, AccuWeather reported.
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The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
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These traditional Jewish desserts are made with a simple shortbread dough and filled with your favorite fruit jam.—
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Markle's orange marmalade, strawberry jam and raspberry jam are included in the set.—
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Over the last century, research has repeatedly shown that that building new roads or new lanes encourages more people to drive, and therefore does not relieve congestion in the long-term.—
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In 2021, Skoog just barely won his bid for mayor — by just over 700 votes — against a conservative candidate who ran on a platform opposing high-rise apartment buildings and congestion.—
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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