Definition of "gnarl"

gnarl¹

/nɑː(ɹ)l/

noun
plural gnarls
1. A knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
2. Something resembling a knot in wood, such as in stone or limbs.
verb
third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled
1. (transitive) To knot or twist something.
adjective
1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

/nɑː(ɹ)l/