gnarl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gnarl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for gnarl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gnarl n something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots" Synonym(s): knot, gnarl v twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" Synonym(s): murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gnarl \Gnarl\, v. 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. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gnarl \Gnarl\, n. [See {Gnar}, n.] a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.