snarl 1 of 3

as in to bark
to speak sharply or irritably she snarled at me after I kept badgering her with questions

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snarl

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snarl

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noun

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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For the privileged few, a cool $27,000 can pay for a gourmet cuisine just yards from F1 cars snarling past. Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 At its nadir, when Rayya is gobbling morphine pills and shooting cocaine and snarling at hospice nurses, Gilbert begins questioning the nature of existence. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Traffic snarls in the Brickell area are nothing new. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025 The wolf was quite literally at the door of the blue house on Highway 49 in Sierra County, tearing apart an elk on the front porch as the college-age son of the owner sat alone inside, listening to the thumps and snarls and hoping the latch was secure. Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snarl
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Noun
  • If fries aren’t your jam, all four meat options — chicken, lamb, steak and falafel — are available as a standard gyro wrapped in a pita bread or as a platter with rice.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That roster includes dishes like foie gras truffle with charred onion jam and a house croissant; a wild boar belly and antelope with pistachio, fermented harissa, and yogurt; and an Asian pear sorbet with aloe sabayon and ginger tapioca.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Despite being given an injection of serum rushed from state laboratories in Albany, a bronchoscopy procedure to clear the congestion in his lungs, and three blood transfusions, Wallace passed away a few days later, with his wife and two young children at his bedside.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Even mild asthma exacerbations such as coughing or congestion can disrupt a child’s and family’s daily routines.
    Rhonda Conner-Warren, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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