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# gnarled

adjective (gnarled, more gnarled)

«gnarled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Twisted, rough and full of knots, like an old tree trunk or branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#m1)
2. (of hands or fingers) Bent and knobbly, often from old age or hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories «gnarled» trees create a spooky or ancient mood in forests; gnarled hands show an old or hard-working character, like a wise old woman or farmer. In descriptive writing lessons it is a strong, vivid adjective. Phrases: gnarled oak, gnarled roots, gnarled hands.

### Examples

- A gnarled old oak stood by the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x1)
- The witch pointed a gnarled finger at the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x2)
- The gnarled roots made it hard to walk along the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x3)
- Grandad's gnarled hands still mend fishing nets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x4)
- Gnarled olive trees can live for hundreds of years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x5)
- The wind had twisted the tree into a gnarled shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x6)
- He called her his dryad, she said, and the tree his tree; for the grand old oak, with its gnarled trunk, was just to his taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/#x7)

### Note

Silent g: pronounced «narld». Related noun: gnarl (a knot in wood). Do not confuse with «gnawed» (chewed), also with a silent g. «Gnarly» in surfer slang (US, Australia) can mean «great» or «dangerous».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gnarled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gnarled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gnarled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gnarled.html) on Mova free.