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gnarling

gnarling is the present participle and gerund of gnarl.

Meaning of gnarl

Verb (1)

gnarl (third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled)

  1. (transitive) To knot or twist something.

Verb (2)

gnarl (third-person singular simple present gnarls, present participle gnarling, simple past and past participle gnarled)

  1. (intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.
    • And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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Noun

gnarling (plural gnarlings)

  1. A gnarled portion of something.
    • the gnarlings of the old trees

Forms of gnarling

pluralgnarlings

Questions about gnarling

What does gnarling mean?
Gnarling means a gnarled portion of something.
What is gnarling the present participle and gerund of?
Gnarling is the present participle and gerund of gnarl.
What part of speech is gnarling?
Gnarling is a noun.
What is the plural of gnarling?
The plural of gnarling is gnarlings.

Words near gnarling in the dictionary

  1. gnarledly
  2. gnarley
  3. gnarlier
  4. gnarliest
  5. gnarliness
  6. gnarling
  7. gnarlings
  8. gnarls
  9. gnarlsome
  10. gnarly
  11. gnarr

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