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gnarl¹

  • /nɑː(ɹ)l/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l

Where it comes from

Back-formation from gnarled.

noun gnarls

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

verb gnarls · gnarling · gnarled

  1. transitive To knot or twist something.

adjective

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

gnarl²

  • /nɑː(ɹ)l/

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

verb gnarls · gnarling · gnarled

  1. intransitive To snarl or growl; to gnar. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.

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Every language

noun something resembling a knot in wood

Españolnudo

noun knot in wood

Españolnudo
Françaisnoeud
DeutschKnorren
Italianonodo (di albero)
Ελληνικάόζος ózos, ρόζος rózos
Русскийсучо́к sučók

verb to knot or twist

Españolanudar, enredar

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"gnarl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gnarl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gnarl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gnarl

Chicago

"gnarl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gnarl.

BibTeX
@misc{gnarl_2026,
  title = {gnarl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gnarl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}