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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Recent Examples of snarl
Verb
Wind and rain snarled early arrivals to Burning Man, with traffic stalled for hours Sunday on the road to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025 The island's hungry wild dogs sense this and immediately encircle her, snarling and howling. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 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
  • Trailing by three runs, Cora gave the ball to left-hander Justin Wilson, who struck out three straight Diamondbacks to escape the jam and keep his team in the game.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Our Cal-Italia pizza is a white pizza with fig jam, aged balsamic and Prosciutto di Parma.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Hamos further touted job creation, congestion reduction, downstate transit assistance and focus on accessibility as key outcomes of the legislation.
    Lou Sandoval, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Motorists near the Exit 81 ramp at State Route 10 may see some congestion as crews work to lengthen and widen the exit, according to TDOT spokesperson Erin Zeigler.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025

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