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gnarl
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noun
something twisted and tight and swollen
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their muscles stood out in knots

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the old man's fists were two great gnarls

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his stomach was in knots

Syn: ↑knot
Derivationally related forms: ↑gnarly, ↑knotty (for: ↑knot), ↑knot (for: ↑knot)
Hypernyms: ↑distorted shape, ↑distortion
II
verb
1. twist into a state of deformity
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The wind has gnarled this old tree

Hypernyms: ↑flex, ↑bend, ↑deform, ↑twist, ↑turn
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something

2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
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she grumbles when she feels overworked

Syn: ↑murmur, ↑mutter, ↑grumble, ↑croak
Derivationally related forms:
grumble (for: ↑grumble), ↑grumbler (for: ↑grumble), ↑grumbling (for: ↑grumble), ↑mutter (for: ↑mutter), ↑muttering (for: ↑mutter), ↑murmur (for: ↑murmur), ↑murmuring (for: ↑murmur), ↑murmurer (for: ↑murmur)
Hypernyms: ↑complain, ↑kick, ↑plain, ↑sound off, ↑quetch, ↑kvetch
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE


Useful english dictionary. 2012.