gnarled
IPA: nˈɑrɫd
adjective
- Knotty and misshapen.
- Made rough by age or hard work.
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Examples of "gnarled" in Sentences
- Most were soft, gnarled and stringy.
- The trunk is typically gnarled and twisted.
- Gnarled enamel is found at the cusps of teeth.
- It is a cedar tree gnarled and aged, eight feet in diameter.
- The trunk is often gnarled and crooked with fibrous grey bark.
- As he does, however, a gnarled hand reaches out and grabs him.
- He is a pale, skinny, gnarled old man who wears a dark hooded shirt.
- The trees here are gnarled and twisted and the atmosphere is unsettling.
- Kanji bush is a gnarled tree with corky bark and spiny foliage and stems.
- There is a gnarled old pear tree trained against the north side of the house.
- What kind of gnarled soul must one have not to crack a smile at the sight of a world-renowned Oscar winner belting out
- If you're looking to bring the outdoors in, mix materials such as gnarled wood (as seen in their barley twist twin beds).
- However, if you're hoping that Betty White mania has faded completely-and, seriously, what kind of gnarled, coal-like heart have you got, anyway?!
- What kind of gnarled soul must one have not to crack a smile at the sight of a world-renowned Oscar winner belting out "Dancing Queen" in overalls?
- Mr. Percy FitzGerald, on visiting it some years ago, ventured to seek of the "gnarled" waiter information on the momentous question of Mr. Pickwick and his adventure.
- The perpetual inversions, the habitual irony, the mingled tenderness and mockery, give a kind of gnarled surface to the style, which is pleasant when you get familiar with it, but which repels the stranger, and to some people even remains permanently disagreeable.
- In a devastatingly detailed piece of testimony which probably sealed victory for the TV company Shaw admitted that she couldn't see their faces, but identified Terreblanche from his huge white bottom, which rose and fell between Allan's recognisably 'gnarled' toes.
- In a devastatingly detailed piece of testimony, which probably sealed victory for the TV company, Shaw admitted that she couldn't see their faces, but identified Terre'Blanche from his huge white bottom, which rose and fell between Allan's recognisably "gnarled" toes.
- She was hoping that Dan would never grow "gnarled" towards herself, longing for him to speak and promise that he would not, but he still remained silent, and presently the door burst open, the rinking party appeared on the threshold, and the opportunity for quiet conclave was over.
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