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Gnarl
Gnarl
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gnarled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gnarling
.] [From older
gnar
, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren
, knurren
. D. knorren
, Sw. knorra
, Dan. knurre
.] To growl; to snarl.
And wolves are
gnarling
who shall gnaw thee first. Shakespeare
Gnarl
,Noun.
[See ]
Gnar
, Noun.
a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.