Meaning of GNARL
| Pronunciation: | | nârl
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- [n] 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"
- [v] complain quietly
- [v] twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
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| | Synonyms: | | croak, grumble, knot, murmur, mutter |
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| | See Also: | | bend, complain, deform, distorted shape, distortion, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, turn, twist | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gnarl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gnarled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gnarling}.] [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf.
G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]
To growl; to snarl.
And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.
--Shak.
\Gnarl\, n. [See {Gnar}, n.]
a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with
twisted grain, on a tree.
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