gnarl ( g silent)

i. [A freq. from gnar, v. (q. v.)]. To snarl, to growl. "Wolves are gnarling which shall gnaw them first." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II., iii. 1. gnarl ( g silent), [A dim in. from gnar , s. (qv) A gnar, a knot in wood; a snag. gnarled ( g silent), a. [Eng. gnarl , s.; -ed.] 1. Lit .: Full of knots or snags; knotty, gnarly. "Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt, Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak." Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , ii. 2. gnat snapper *gnast-ing, *gnaist-ing, *gnast-yng, *gnastynge, s. [Eng. gnast , v.; -ing.] Gnashing of the teeth. "Ther endeles gnaisting is of toth." Cursor Mundi, 26,760. IMG:content-0562.png:[graphic]