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snarling up

snarling up is the present participle and gerund of snarl up.

Meaning of snarl up

Verb

snarl up (third-person singular simple present snarls up, present participle snarling up, simple past and past participle snarled up)

  1. (transitive) to entangle
  2. (intransitive) To become tangled; to become entangled
  3. (transitive) To block (traffic); to cause (traffic) to be congested.
  4. (intransitive) to become congested.
  5. (transitive) To put into disarray; contort; confuse; muddle up

Questions about snarling up

What is snarling up the present participle and gerund of?
Snarling up is the present participle and gerund of snarl up.

Words near snarling up in the dictionary

  1. snarlier
  2. snarliest
  3. snarling
  4. snarling iron
  5. snarling irons
  6. snarling up
  7. snarlingly
  8. snarlings
  9. snarlish
  10. snarls
  11. snarls up

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