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snarl

/ˈsnɑrəl/

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noun

plural snarls

[count] a twisted knot of hairs, thread, etc. :tangle

a brush that smoothes out snarls

snarls of string/rope

a situation in which you can no longer move or make progress

a traffic snarl

The project has been plagued by legal/bureaucratic snarls. - compare 4snarl

verb

snarls; snarled; snarling

to become twisted together :to form a snarl or snarls[no obj]

Her hair snarls very easily. - sometimes used figuratively

Traffic snarled at the intersection after the accident. [+ obj]

The rope had become snarled around the post. - sometimes used figuratively

The accident snarled traffic. - compare 3snarl

snarl up

[phrasal verb]

snarl (something) up or snarl up (something) chiefly Brit :to stop (something or someone) from moving or making progress

Traffic was snarled up because of the parade. - see also snarl-up

verb

snarls; snarled; snarling

[no obj] :to growl and show the teeth - usually + at

The dog snarled at the postman.

to say something in an angry or annoyed way [+ obj]

Get back to work, she snarled. - often + at

He snarled insults at other drivers. [no obj]

The stranger snarled at her. - compare 2snarl

noun

plural snarls

[count] :an act of growling and showing the teeth - usually singular

The dog gave a snarl when I reached for its bone. - compare 1snarl

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snarl-up