gnarl
Example Sentences
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Occasional slipups gnarl at the ear as well.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023
"Confrontational", "devastating", "visceral", "frazzled", "guttural, volcanic crescendos of industrial gnarl".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021
The gnarl of a tree trunk torques into velvet and sharpens back up.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
“I found mine in those trees,” she said, pointing to a gnarl of branches and trunks on the road.
From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2017
The one gnarl of her childhood was the knowledge that, if she did not die of one of her diseases, she would eventually have to marry and go live with in-laws.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
