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
Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
The howling, snarling wolves are at bay.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Beyond the general inconvenience of snarls, skipping out on detangling can compromise both your hair’s health and its styling potential.
—Annie Blackman, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
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The Milford store is less likely to snarl traffic, though, since it's located about 4 miles east of downtown Milford off State Route 28, sharing a spacious lot and side street with a new Aldi store.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
The howling, snarling wolves are at bay.
—Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
The only thing holding this back from a perfect 10/10 score on the hype-o-meter™️ is that there likely won’t be the same level of physicality and snarl of the 4 Nations, due to IIHF rules.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Beyond the general inconvenience of snarls, skipping out on detangling can compromise both your hair’s health and its styling potential.
—Annie Blackman, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
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There would be no replay of that 2022 failure, which featured the same inning (sixth), the same jam (bases loaded) and the same long walk (for John Schneider to pull Gausman).—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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My preferred brand of apple butter is made by McCutcheon's, a family-run company based in Frederick, Maryland that makes a wide array of jams, jellies, and preserves.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Wesbound Chinden Boulevard is blocked and there is heavy congestion in the area of that busy intersection, police told the Idaho Statesman in an email.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Oct. 2025
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But residents expressed concern over the size of the development and traffic congestion.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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