gnarl

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

something twisted and tight and swollen
- their muscles stood out in knots
- the old man's fists were two great gnarls
- his stomach was in knots
• Syn:
knot
• Derivationally related forms:
gnarly, knotty (for: knot), knot (for: knot)
• Hypernyms:
distorted shape, distortion

II - verb

1. twist into a state of deformity
- The wind has gnarled this old tree
• Hypernyms:
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- she grumbles when she feels overworked
• Syn:
murmur, mutter, grumble, croak
• Derivationally related forms:
grumble (for: grumble), grumbler (for: grumble), grumbling (for: grumble), mutter (for: mutter), muttering (for: mutter), murmur (for: murmur), murmuring (for: murmur), murmurer (for: murmur)
• Hypernyms:
complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  knot, murmur, mutter, grumble, croak