English Explanatory Dictionary

gnarl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
adj
  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.
verb
  1. To snarl or growl; to gnar.

Pronunciation

/nɑː(ɹ)l/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gnarl.wav

Word forms

gnarl gnarls gnarling gnarled

Etymology

Back-formation from gnarled.

Derived words

gnarly gnarley

Translations

Finnish: pahkura Finnish: kyhmy Spanish: nudo
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