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gnarl

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English

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A gnarled tree trunk.

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Back-formation from gnarled.[1]

Noun

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gnarl (plural gnarls)

  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.
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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To knot or twist something.
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Adjective

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gnarl

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.
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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gnarled”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.