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, 17 Jan. 2026
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The growls and snarls of his hounds had turned to yelps and shrieks.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
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Posters fear road diet will snarl traffic Most of dozens of comments posted on the Ohio Department of Transportation pages about the Reading Road plan are critical.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Jan. 2026
Northwest Indiana could see over six inches of lake-effect snow by Thursday morning, while a snow squall snarled Chicago's Wednesday morning commute.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
And, two, worldwide supply chain snarls also stemming from the pandemic.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
The growls and snarls of his hounds had turned to yelps and shrieks.
—John McCoy, Outdoor Life, 12 Nov. 2025
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Eating well is a huge feature—from the perfect crepes, homemade jams and market fruit of breakfast to Dyades locavore menu, noted in the Michelin guide, which makes the herbs, flowers, fruit and vegetables from the kitchen garden shine.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Thinking in workflows can help you to identify critical flaws in the process, like that redundant approval step that tends to log-jam projects.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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And as advanced economies struggle with aging grids, slow permitting, and regulatory congestion, India is positioning itself as the scaling ground where the next wave of AI infrastructure gets built.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Traders should jump the gun a bit on risk management and use $65 as a pivot - the old congestion levels from the fall.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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