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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In another episode, Carême participates in a national cooking competition, judged by a snarling food critic who has a pet monkey for some reason. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 May 2025 Offices closed and traffic was snarled in Madrid and Lisbon, while some civilians in Barcelona directed traffic. Renata Brito and Barry Hatton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Donald Trump’s 125% tariffs on goods produced in China threatened to upend its supply chain as seriously as the Covid snarls did five years ago. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025 That’s due to factors such as weather, war, disease, supply chain snarls, spikes in demand or other temporary shocks. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snarl
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jam
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  • But Kyle Tucker’s run-scoring single in the fifth put the Cubs ahead again, and Taillon got out of a jam in the sixth, aided by Nico Hoerner nailing a runner at the plate on a fielder’s choice grounder.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • The next blues jam at The Bakery District is set for 1-6 p.m. June 15.
    Monica Hooper, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025

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