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单词 gnarl
释义 gnarl
I. \R ˈnärl, chiefly before pause or consonant -rəl, -R ˈnȧl\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably freq. of gnar
1. : growl, snarl
 < and wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first — Shakespeare >
2. dialect England : gnaw, nibble
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from gnarled
: to twist or contort into or as if into a state of deformity
 < the wind seems to have gnarled the dispositions of men and women as it has gnarled the apple trees — Carl Van Doren >
Synonyms: see deform
III. noun
(-s)
: a knot in wood : a hard protuberance with twisted grain on a tree
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