Gnarl v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] To growl; to snarl.
And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. --Shak.
Gnarled a. Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.
The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. --Shak.
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gnarled
adj : used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or
knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
[syn: gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed]