snarl
noun/snɑrl/
Frequency rank: #18,441 most common English word
Meaning
a confused or tangled situation, especially a traffic jam; or to growl angrily showing teeth.
Example sentence
Traffic came to halt when trucks blocked the intersection and created quite snarl on the highway.
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