gnarl

Etymology 1

Back-formation from gnarled.

noun

  1. A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
  2. Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.

verb

  1. (transitive) To knot or twist something.

adj

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

verb

  1. (intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.

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