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gnarl

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: gnarl

1
 v
make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
2
 vn
twist into a state of deformity
something twisted and tight and swollen
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: gnarl
1

v make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

Synonyms:
croak, grumble, murmur, mutter
Type of:
complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
2

v twist into a state of deformity

“The wind has gnarled this old tree”
Type of:
bend, deform, flex, turn, twist
cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

n something twisted and tight and swollen

“the old man's fists were two great gnarls”
Synonyms:
knot
Type of:
distorted shape, distortion
a shape resulting from distortion
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