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
Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
Iran has maintained its ability to strike targets in the region and effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, snarling the global oil trade.
—Will Weissert, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
But the scope of the IEEPA tariffs was so massive (to date, CBP and administration officials estimate IEEPA revenue rings in at up to $175 billion) that the process is bound to hit some snarls.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Through last October and November, nationwide air traffic had been snarled by a 43-day government shutdown during which air traffic controllers had to work without pay.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
Iran has maintained its ability to strike targets in the region and effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, snarling the global oil trade.
—Will Weissert, Twin Cities, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
There was no snarl of traffic that kept them, no confusion about the recent change of port.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
But the scope of the IEEPA tariffs was so massive (to date, CBP and administration officials estimate IEEPA revenue rings in at up to $175 billion) that the process is bound to hit some snarls.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
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After facing the minimum through three innings, Alcantara ran into his only real jam of the game in the fourth.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The song using her TikTok sound has over 13,000 videos of people re-creating the dance, including those twins who love Crumbl cookies, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, and someone who loves to pop and lock and jam and break.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Officials warned of significant traffic congestion, road closures, and the presence of emergency responders.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The consequences of this project — ranging from water depletion and traffic congestion to permanent environmental degradation — will be borne by those in the immediate vicinity, yet the current system ignores this reality.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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