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snarl
/ˈsnɑː(ɹ)l/
noun
A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
Similar: entanglement
An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
A slow-moving traffic jam.
verb
To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
"to snarl a skein of thread"
To become entangled.
To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
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