G0165000 (närl)intr.v.gnarled, gnarl·ing, gnarls To snarl; growl.[ Frequentative of gnar.]
gnarl 2
G0165000 (närl)n. A protruding knot on a tree.tr.v.gnarled, gnarl·ing, gnarls To make knotted; twist.[Back-formation from gnarled.]
gnarl
(nɑːl) n (Botany) any knotty protuberance or swelling on a treevb (tr) to knot or cause to knot[C19: back formation from gnarled, probably variant of knurled; see knurl]
gnarl
(nɑːl) or
gnar
vb (intr) obsolete to growl or snarl[C16: of imitative origin]
gnarl1
(nɑrl) n. 1. a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot. v.t. 2. to twist into a knotted or distorted form. [1805–15]
gnarl2
(nɑrl) v.i. to growl; snarl. [1585–95; alter. of gnar]
gnarl
Past participle: gnarled Gerund: gnarling
Imperative
gnarl
gnarl
Present
I gnarl
you gnarl
he/she/it gnarls
we gnarl
you gnarl
they gnarl
Preterite
I gnarled
you gnarled
he/she/it gnarled
we gnarled
you gnarled
they gnarled
Present Continuous
I am gnarling
you are gnarling
he/she/it is gnarling
we are gnarling
you are gnarling
they are gnarling
Present Perfect
I have gnarled
you have gnarled
he/she/it has gnarled
we have gnarled
you have gnarled
they have gnarled
Past Continuous
I was gnarling
you were gnarling
he/she/it was gnarling
we were gnarling
you were gnarling
they were gnarling
Past Perfect
I had gnarled
you had gnarled
he/she/it had gnarled
we had gnarled
you had gnarled
they had gnarled
Future
I will gnarl
you will gnarl
he/she/it will gnarl
we will gnarl
you will gnarl
they will gnarl
Future Perfect
I will have gnarled
you will have gnarled
he/she/it will have gnarled
we will have gnarled
you will have gnarled
they will have gnarled
Future Continuous
I will be gnarling
you will be gnarling
he/she/it will be gnarling
we will be gnarling
you will be gnarling
they will be gnarling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gnarling
you have been gnarling
he/she/it has been gnarling
we have been gnarling
you have been gnarling
they have been gnarling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gnarling
you will have been gnarling
he/she/it will have been gnarling
we will have been gnarling
you will have been gnarling
they will have been gnarling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gnarling
you had been gnarling
he/she/it had been gnarling
we had been gnarling
you had been gnarling
they had been gnarling
Conditional
I would gnarl
you would gnarl
he/she/it would gnarl
we would gnarl
you would gnarl
they would gnarl
Past Conditional
I would have gnarled
you would have gnarled
he/she/it would have gnarled
we would have gnarled
you would have gnarled
they would have gnarled
gnarl
Past participle: gnarled Gerund: gnarling
Imperative
gnarl
gnarl
Present
I gnarl
you gnarl
he/she/it gnarls
we gnarl
you gnarl
they gnarl
Preterite
I gnarled
you gnarled
he/she/it gnarled
we gnarled
you gnarled
they gnarled
Present Continuous
I am gnarling
you are gnarling
he/she/it is gnarling
we are gnarling
you are gnarling
they are gnarling
Present Perfect
I have gnarled
you have gnarled
he/she/it has gnarled
we have gnarled
you have gnarled
they have gnarled
Past Continuous
I was gnarling
you were gnarling
he/she/it was gnarling
we were gnarling
you were gnarling
they were gnarling
Past Perfect
I had gnarled
you had gnarled
he/she/it had gnarled
we had gnarled
you had gnarled
they had gnarled
Future
I will gnarl
you will gnarl
he/she/it will gnarl
we will gnarl
you will gnarl
they will gnarl
Future Perfect
I will have gnarled
you will have gnarled
he/she/it will have gnarled
we will have gnarled
you will have gnarled
they will have gnarled
Future Continuous
I will be gnarling
you will be gnarling
he/she/it will be gnarling
we will be gnarling
you will be gnarling
they will be gnarling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gnarling
you have been gnarling
he/she/it has been gnarling
we have been gnarling
you have been gnarling
they have been gnarling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gnarling
you will have been gnarling
he/she/it will have been gnarling
we will have been gnarling
you will have been gnarling
they will have been gnarling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gnarling
you had been gnarling
he/she/it had been gnarling
we had been gnarling
you had been gnarling
they had been gnarling
Conditional
I would gnarl
you would gnarl
he/she/it would gnarl
we would gnarl
you would gnarl
they would gnarl
Past Conditional
I would have gnarled
you would have gnarled
he/she/it would have gnarled
we would have gnarled
you would have gnarled
they would have gnarled
Thesaurus
Noun
1.
gnarl - something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"knotdistorted shape, distortion - a shape resulting from distortion
Verb
1.
gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"twist, bend, deform, flex, turn - cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
2.
gnarl - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"grumble, murmur, mutter, croakkvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
gnarl - something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"