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
Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
That muscular electric motor’s torque is the real difference that makes this E-class a worthy AMG tuner car for those who value the benefits of exemplary performance but don’t need a snarling beast of a high-performance car.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Katie Van Syckle, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Still, in the cadre of causes (which include supply chain snarls, shifts in demand and spending patterns and Russia’s war in Ukraine) some prominent economists have said the massive fiscal packages passed under Trump and Biden stoked demand.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Here’s to Daniela Villegas’s funny fish; and Christina Alexiou’s snarling snake!
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
That muscular electric motor’s torque is the real difference that makes this E-class a worthy AMG tuner car for those who value the benefits of exemplary performance but don’t need a snarling beast of a high-performance car.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Image For Meghan, the incident is the latest snarl in her efforts to create a lifestyle brand.
—Katie Van Syckle, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Still, in the cadre of causes (which include supply chain snarls, shifts in demand and spending patterns and Russia’s war in Ukraine) some prominent economists have said the massive fiscal packages passed under Trump and Biden stoked demand.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Snarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snarl. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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