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
• Hypernyms: ↑distorted shape, ↑distortion
verb
1. twist into a state of deformity
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The wind has gnarled this old tree
• 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
• 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)
• 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.