gnoll
UK/nəʊl//noʊl/
gnoll noun: a usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.
Noun
gnoll (plural gnolls)
Forms of gnoll
| plural | gnolls |
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Origin of gnoll
According to A Brief History of Gnolls, by Paul Haynie, they were created by Lord Dunsany in "How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles", and the name was likely derived from a playing field of the Welsh All Blacks known as the Gnoll, probably derived from English knoll.
Words that rhyme with gnoll
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- parole
- toll
- dole
- goal
- patrol
- role
- swole
- bricole
- condole
- mole
- noel
- whole
- stroll
- bole
- knoll
- shoal
- carmagnole
- foal
- pistole
- prole
- Seoul
- stole
- thole
- Tyrol
- baklol
- cajole
- console
- decontrol
- dhole
- droll
- extol
- extrasystole
- hop pole
- indol
- kohl
- memorial pole
- micromole
- mol
- Nicole
- nole
- ole
- parasystole
- schizocoel
- schizocoele
- sowl
- square peg in a round hole
- vole
Questions about gnoll
- What does gnoll mean?
- Gnoll means a usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.
- What part of speech is gnoll?
- Gnoll is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gnoll?
- Gnoll is pronounced /nəʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gnoll?
- The plural of gnoll is gnolls.
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