Gnarled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

twist into a state of deformity

make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːmɐtˌɑːsɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɑːld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɑːld/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈiːmɐtˌɑːsɪst/.

Examples

The wind has gnarled this old tree
she grumbles when she feels overworked
gnarled and knotted hands

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

murmur gnarly croak mutter gnarl knotted knotty grumble knobbed

Parts of Speech

verb	twist into a state of deformity “The wind has gnarled this old tree”
verb	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath “she grumbles when she feels overworked”
adjective	used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots “gnarled and knotted hands”

Word Forms

gnarl	noun	something twisted and tight and swollen
murmur	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmuring	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
murmurer	noun	a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
mutter	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
muttering	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
grumble	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
grumbler	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
grumbling	noun	a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knotig

sich in einen Zustand der Deformation verdrehen

🇫🇷French

noueux

se tordre dans un état de déformation

🇪🇸Spanish

nudoso

torcerse en un estado de deformidad

🇮🇹Italian

nodoso

torcersi in uno stato di deformità

🇳🇱Dutch

knoestig

in een staat van misvorming terechtkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

retorcido

torcer em um estado de deformidade

🇷🇺Russian

корявый

скрутиться до состояния деформации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ऐंठा हुआ

विकृति की स्थिति में मुड़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

முணுமுணுத்தார்

சிதைந்த நிலையில் திருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముసిముసిగా నవ్వాడు

వైకల్య స్థితిలోకి ట్విస్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरलेला

विकृत स्थितीत वळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કંટાળાજનક

વિકૃતિની સ્થિતિમાં ટ્વિસ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗದರಿದ

ವಿರೂಪತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಟ್ವಿಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആക്രോശിച്ചു

വൈകല്യമുള്ള അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് വളച്ചൊടിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

گھناؤنا

خرابی کی حالت میں موڑ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗糙的

扭曲成畸形状态

🇯🇵Japanese

節くれだった

ねじれて変形した状態になる

🇰🇷Korean

울퉁불퉁한

변형된 상태로 비틀리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xương xẩu

xoắn vào trạng thái biến dạng

🇹🇭Thai

ตะปุ่มตะป่ำ

บิดตัวเข้าสู่ภาวะผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

monggol

memutar ke keadaan deformitas

🇵🇭Filipino

umungol

twist sa isang estado ng deformity

🇲🇾Malay

menggerutu

berpusing ke dalam keadaan ubah bentuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرس

تطور إلى حالة من التشوه

🇮🇷Persian

غرغر کرد

به حالت ناهنجاری تبدیل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

budaklı

deformite durumuna dönüşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּקָס

להתפתל למצב של עיוות

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