gnarl

gnarl is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To growl; to snarl. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To growl; to snarl.
2. noun. a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
3. noun. something twisted and tight and swollen

   "their muscles stood out in knots"

   "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"

   Synonyms: knot

4. verb. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

   "she grumbles when she feels overworked"

   Synonyms: croak, grumble, murmur, mutter

5. verb. twist into a state of deformity

   "The wind has gnarled this old tree"

Synonyms

knot, croak, grumble, murmur, mutter

Common word forms

gnarls, gnarled, gnarling

Words from these letters

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