v. i.
And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Gnar, n. ] a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. [ 1913 Webster ]
The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained. [ 1913 Webster ]