GNARL

knot, gnarl

(noun) something twisted and tight and swollen; “their muscles stood out in knots”; “the old man’s fists were two great gnarls”; “his stomach was in knots”

murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl

(verb) make complaining remarks or noises under one’s breath; “she grumbles when she feels overworked”

gnarl

(verb) twist into a state of deformity; “The wind has gnarled this old tree”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

gnarl (plural gnarls)

A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.

Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.

Verb

gnarl (third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled)

(transitive) To knot or twist something.

Adjective

gnarl

Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

gnarl (third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled)

(intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.

Source: Wiktionary

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Gnarl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] Etym: [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]

Definition: To growl; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.

Gnarl, n. Etym: [See Gnar, n.]

Definition: a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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