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gnarl

Pronunciation: /nɑː(ɹ)l/

The English word “gnarl” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

verb

  1. To knot or twist something.
  2. To snarl or growl; to gnar.

adjective

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

Etymology

Back-formation from gnarled.

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