knot, gnarl
(noun) something twisted and tight and swollen; ātheir muscles stood out in knotsā; āthe old manās fists were two great gnarlsā; āhis stomach was in knotsā
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
(verb) make complaining remarks or noises under oneās breath; āshe grumbles when she feels overworkedā
gnarl
(verb) twist into a state of deformity; āThe wind has gnarled this old treeā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
gnarl (third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled)
(transitive) To knot or twist something.
gnarl
Gnarled, knotty, twisted.
Onomatopoeic.
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
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
22 February 2025
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