gnarled; gnarling; gnarls
gnarled; gnarling; gnarls
: to twist into a state of deformity
: a hard protuberance with twisted grain on a tree
Examples of gnarl in a Sentence
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Clive Pursehouse, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2023
Multiple near-fatal heart attacks had gnarled his hands, creased his craggy face with wrinkles and yellowed his eyes.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
Every awards show, us Allure staffers are scrambling to cover all the hair and makeup looks, corresponding with makeup artists, endlessly scouring social media for BTS footage, and typing until our little fingers are gnarled.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Sep. 2018
Ribs that are roasted start to finish in an oven usually come out gnarled and dry.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 9 July 2018
Designed with sandstone and earth tones, the walls showcase works by contemporary Native American artists including Dan Namingha and Doug Coffin, while touches like gnarled wrought iron lamps appear throughout.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019
Country-style ribs, on the other hand, have considerably less fat and gnarl than the butt and come in neat pieces that are easily sliced up.
—John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
All of the food was either surplus from wholesalers or farms, or had cosmetic imperfections, such as nicks and gnarls, that grocers won’t tolerate.
—National Geographic, 10 May 2016
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Verb
Olive trees, gnarled and bent, which have lived here for more than a thousand years, still produce olive cultivars like Coratina, Peranzana and Ogliarola.
—Clive Pursehouse, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2023
Multiple near-fatal heart attacks had gnarled his hands, creased his craggy face with wrinkles and yellowed his eyes.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2019
Every awards show, us Allure staffers are scrambling to cover all the hair and makeup looks, corresponding with makeup artists, endlessly scouring social media for BTS footage, and typing until our little fingers are gnarled.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 17 Sep. 2018
Ribs that are roasted start to finish in an oven usually come out gnarled and dry.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 9 July 2018
Designed with sandstone and earth tones, the walls showcase works by contemporary Native American artists including Dan Namingha and Doug Coffin, while touches like gnarled wrought iron lamps appear throughout.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
Noun
Katchske showed me a piece, holding a brownish-black gnarl in his palm.
—Leah Sottile, Longreads, 15 July 2019
Country-style ribs, on the other hand, have considerably less fat and gnarl than the butt and come in neat pieces that are easily sliced up.
—John Willoughby, charlotteobserver, 16 Jan. 2018
All of the food was either surplus from wholesalers or farms, or had cosmetic imperfections, such as nicks and gnarls, that grocers won’t tolerate.
—National Geographic, 10 May 2016
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“Gnarl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnarl. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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