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gnarl

noun
/nɑː(ɹ)l/

Etymology

Back-formation from gnarled.

Definitions

  1. A knot in wood

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

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

  3. To knot or twist something.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

    2. To snarl or growl

      To snarl or growl; to gnar.

      • And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.

The neighborhood

Derived

gnarly, gnarley

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA