Meaning

1 senses

  1. Gnarled, knotty, twisted.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The tree had a gnarled bough.

    deDer Baum hatte einen knorrigen Ast. — Manfredo

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  2. The raven perched atop the eerie, gnarled tree.

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  3. The gnarled branches scraped and grasped for me like living hands.

    ruУзловатые ветви поскрипывали и тянулись ко мне, словно чьи-то руки, пытаясь ухватить. — Wezel

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Origin

Back-formation from gnarled.

Back-formation from gnarled.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gluttongluttonousgluttonyglyphgnatgnawC1gnocchi

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