gnarled; gnarling; gnarls
: a hard protuberance with twisted grain on a tree
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 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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Noun
The guitarist grind and shriek and gnarl as the rhythm section thunders away, with Winter’s voice often acting more as another instrument rather than the focal point. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 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.grautoblog.com/dictionary/gnarl. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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