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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
snarl .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tangled in knots or snarls
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Examples
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"You're no man, you ain't," the Virgin snarled, discovering that physical assault was not imminent.
CHAPTER 20 2010
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"Made fast?" the Captain snarled back, for the benefit of the watch as it struggled to capture the flying sail before it tore to ribbons.
MAKE WESTING 2010
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Officials expected commutes to return to normal Tuesday morning on New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road after a derailed train snarled rail traffic in and out of Penn Station Monday.
Derailed Train Delays Penn Station Traffic Andrew Grossman 2010
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HOLMES: You know it's serious when they pull out the word snarled in the weather.
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"Made fast?" the Captain snarled back, for the benefit of the watch as it struggled to capture the flying sail before it tore to ribbons.
Make Westing 1911
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"Made fast?" the Captain snarled back, for the benefit of the watch as it struggled to capture the flying sail before it tore to ribbons.
Make Westing 1909
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Discussions over his name snarled the board's progress on amendments late Thursday evening.
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And thus the Washington Post column on David's congressional testimony, where he is described "hunched" and said to have "barked," "growled" and "snarled" -- language you would use to describe an animal.
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The threads of her recall snarled hopelessly at that point.
Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000
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You know, it's bad any time they put "snarled" in there.
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