GNARLED


Meaning of GNARLED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nɑ:(r)ld ]

1.

A gnarled tree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old.

...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.

ADJ

2.

A person who is gnarled looks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone has gnarled hands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness.

...gnarled old men...

His hands were gnarled with arthritis.

ADJ

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