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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gnarl

/närl/ · IPA /nɑː(ɹ)l/
01 v. i. To growl; to snarl.
imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling
  1. 1.
    To growl; to snarl.
    “And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.” Shak.
02 n. a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
  1. 1.
    a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.