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   Snarl

   /snärl/

   

   verb

   • 1. entangle or impede (something): "the bus got snarled up in the downtown traffic"
   • 2. decorate (metalwork) with raised shapes by hammering the underside.

   noun

   • 1. a knot or tangle: "snarls of wild raspberry plants"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘snare, noose’ and ‘catch in a snare’): from snare.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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