gnarl
1 of 3verb (1)
ˈnär(-ə)l 
gnarled; gnarling; gnarls
intransitive verb
: snarl, growl
… and wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareA wayward leopard gnarls at onlookers at a house in Kuleshwar, Kathmandu … Online Khabar
Online Khabargnarl
2 of 3verb (2)
gnarled; gnarling; gnarls
transitive verb
: to twist into a state of deformity
gnarl
3 of 3noun
: a hard protuberance with twisted grain on a tree
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Jason Zweig, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019 Every awards show, us Allure staffers are scrambling to cover all the hair and makeup looks, corresponding with makeup artists, endlessly scouring social media for BTS footage, and typing until our little fingers are gnarled. Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Sep. 2018 Ribs that are roasted start to finish in an oven usually come out gnarled and dry. Julia Moskin, New York Times, 9 July 2018 Designed with sandstone and earth tones, the walls showcase works by contemporary Native American artists including Dan Namingha and Doug Coffin, while touches like gnarled wrought iron lamps appear throughout. Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017 Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019 Country-style ribs, on the other hand, have considerably less fat and gnarl than the butt and come in neat pieces that are easily sliced up. John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018 All of the food was either surplus from wholesalers or farms, or had cosmetic imperfections, such as nicks and gnarls, that grocers won’t tolerate. National Geographic, 10 May 2016 See More
Verb
Multiple near-fatal heart attacks had gnarled his hands, creased his craggy face with wrinkles and yellowed his eyes. Jason Zweig, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019 Every awards show, us Allure staffers are scrambling to cover all the hair and makeup looks, corresponding with makeup artists, endlessly scouring social media for BTS footage, and typing until our little fingers are gnarled. Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Sep. 2018 Ribs that are roasted start to finish in an oven usually come out gnarled and dry. Julia Moskin, New York Times, 9 July 2018 Designed with sandstone and earth tones, the walls showcase works by contemporary Native American artists including Dan Namingha and Doug Coffin, while touches like gnarled wrought iron lamps appear throughout. Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017 Noun
Katchske showed me a piece, holding a brownish-black gnarl in his palm. Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019 Country-style ribs, on the other hand, have considerably less fat and gnarl than the butt and come in neat pieces that are easily sliced up. John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018 All of the food was either surplus from wholesalers or farms, or had cosmetic imperfections, such as nicks and gnarls, that grocers won’t tolerate. National Geographic, 10 May 2016 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
probably frequentative of gnar
Verb (2)
back-formation from gnarled
First Known Use
Verb (1)
1596, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1814, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1805, in the meaning defined above