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gnarl (närl)

noun

a knot on the trunk or branch of a tree

Etymology: back-form. < gnarled

transitive verb

to make knotted or twisted; contort

intransitive verb

to form gnarls
gnarl2 definition

gnarl (närl)

intransitive verb

to snarl; growl

Etymology: freq. of echoic gnar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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