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snarl

[snahrl] / snɑrl /






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A sprawling winter storm that battered southern, central and eastern U.S. states with heavy snow and frigid temperatures over the weekend has left several people dead and continued to snarl air travel and power grids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Escher’s “Relativity” and its surreal snarl of staircases.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Notably, the spokesperson ruled out the use of nets to intercept boats, which Le Monde has previously reported could be used to snarl the propellers of the boats.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

In any case, we edged by the Cybertruck without issue, without snarl, and out of the neighborhood.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

Why didn’t Tall Tailless just snarl and chase her away?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver