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Verb: gnarl  naa(r)l
  1. Twist into a state of deformity
    "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
     
  2. [archaic] Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
    "He gnarled about having to work late again";
    - murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, chunter [Brit, informal]
Noun: gnarl  naa(r)l
  1. Something twisted and tight and swollen
    "the old man's fists were two great gnarls";
    - knot

Derived forms: gnarled, gnarling, gnarls

Type of: bend, complain, deform, distorted shape, distortion, flex, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off, turn, twist

Encyclopedia: Gnarl