snarled up; snarling up; snarls up
chiefly British
: to stop (something or someone) from moving or making progress
Traffic was snarled up because of the parade.
chiefly British
: a situation in which one can no longer move or make progress
a traffic snarl-up
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Phrasal verb
Starting late Friday, airports in Berlin, Brussels and London were hit by disruptions to electronic systems that snarled up check-in and sent airline staffers trying options like handwriting boarding passes or using backup laptops.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Snarl up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snarl%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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