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gnarl

1

[ nahrl ]

noun

  1. a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.


verb (used with object)

  1. to twist into a knotted or distorted form.

    Synonyms: ,

gnarl

2

[ nahrl ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to growl; snarl.

gnarl

1

/ ²Ôɑ˱ô /

noun

  1. any knotty protuberance or swelling on a tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to knot or cause to knot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gnarl

2

/ ²Ôɑ˱ô; nÉ‘Ë /

verb

  1. obsolete.
    intr to growl or snarl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnarl1

First recorded in 1805–15; back formation from gnarled

Origin of gnarl2

First recorded in 1585–95; variant of gnar
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gnarl1

C19: back formation from gnarled, probably variant of knurled; see knurl

Origin of gnarl2

C16: of imitative origin
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That tells you just how ingrained Trump is in the American psyche and how hard it is to take the microphone from his gnarled little hands.

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This is a young group of players that Clement has and he is desperately trying to buy time to mould them into a gnarled unit.

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The gnarled fruit was nearly ready, and I futilely pleaded with state workers to give me just a few more weeks so I could pick it one final time.

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Knightley also wanted a role that was gnarled and complicated enough to sustain her interest through a six-month shoot and potentially multiple seasons.

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His personal life is volatile, but one can’t argue with the scale of his ambition, or how his gnarled aesthetics have reached an unlikely mass crowd.

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