Gnarl definition
A protruding knot on a tree.
noun
A knot on the trunk or branch of a tree.
noun
The definition of a gnarl is a twisted or knotted part of a tree trunk or branch.
An example of a gnarl is the enlarged part of tree where a branch meets the trunk.
noun
Gnarl is defined as to knot, twist or growl.
An example of gnarl is to make a scary face by twisting up your face.
verb
To make knotted or twisted; contort.
verb
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To form gnarls.
verb
(obs.) To snarl; growl.
verb
Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.
noun
(mathematics) The average value of the magnitude squared of the curl of a vector field over a continuous path that is tangent to the vector field at every point. In mathematical notation, gnarl is represented by the lowercase Greek letter ξ.
noun
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To snarl; growl.
verb
To make knotted; twist.
verb
Origin of gnarl
- Frequentative of gnar
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from gnarled
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from gnarled.
From Wiktionary
- Onomatopoeia
From Wiktionary