gnarl

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /nɑː(r)l/

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Noun

Singular gnarl

Plural gnarls

A gnarled tree trunk.

1. (countable) A gnarl is a knot in wood.

Verb

Plain form gnarl

Third-person singular gnarls

Past tense gnarled

Past participle gnarled

Present participle gnarling

1. (transitive) If you gnarl something, you knot or twist it.
2. (intransitive) If a person gnarls, they snarl or growl.

Related words

• gnarly