Synonyms for "gnarl" (126 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (26)

knotanamorphismanamorphosisasymmetrybendbilgeblainblebblisterblobbossbowbubblebucklebulbbulgebullabumpbunchburl

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buttoncahotchineclumpcoarsencolor

Strong matches (37)

condylecontortcontortionconvexcrookcrookednesscrumpledetorsiondeviationdisproportiondistortdistortiondowelearflangeflapflushfrowngallglare

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glowergranulategrowlgrumblehandlehillhisshorripilatehumphunchimbalanceirregularityjogjoggle

Verb(3 words)

croakgrumblehurr

Related words (63)

Noun(2 words)

knarknot

knobknurknurlliplook daggerslooplopsidednesslourlowerlumpmantlemolemountainmurmurnevusnubnubbinnubblepapillomapeg

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pimplequirkreddenribridgeringroughrough uproughenscowlscrewshouldersnapsnarlspinespitspringstudstyletabtangletorsiontortuositytubercletuberculeturnturn awrytwistunsymmetryverrucavesiclewalewarpwartweltwrenchwrestwringwrithe

Verb(2 words)

murmurmutter

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

13 entries

bendcomplaindeformdistorted shapedistortionflexkickkvetchplainquetchsound offturntwist

Synonyms

2 entries

knotmurmur

derived

2 entries

gnarleygnarly

derived from

1 entries

gnarled

has context

1 entries

mathematics

manner of

1 entries

flex

related to

9 entries

curlgnargrowlknotprotuberancesnarltwistvector fieldwood

Translations

26 translations across 14 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries

• чвор noun (knot in wood)
• чеп noun (knot in wood)
• ръмжа verb (to snarl)

Czech

1 entries

• vrčet verb (to snarl)

Dutch

1 entries

• knoest noun (knot in wood)

Finnish

4 entries

• kyhmy noun (something resembling a knot in wood)
• pahka noun (knot in wood)
• pahkura noun (something resembling a knot in wood)
• murista verb (to snarl)

French

1 entries

• noeud noun (knot in wood)

Galician

1 entries

• nó noun (knot in wood)

Greek

2 entries

• ρόζος noun (knot in wood)
• όζος noun (knot in wood)

Italian

1 entries

• nodo (di albero) noun (knot in wood)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

• بوداق noun (knot in wood)

Polish

1 entries

• sęk noun (knot in wood)

Russian

1 entries

• сучо́к noun (knot in wood)

Spanish

4 entries

• nudo noun (knot in wood)
• nudo noun (something resembling a knot in wood)
• anudar verb (to knot or twist)
• enredar verb (to knot or twist)

Thai

1 entries

• ตาไม้ noun (knot in wood)

Turkish

1 entries

• budak noun (knot in wood)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.

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