Gnarl

(nä rl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. GNARLED; p. pr. & vb. n. GNARLING.] [A-S. gnyrran, M. Ger. gnarren, L. Ger. gnarren, N. H. Ger. knarren, knarren, D. gnorren, knorren, Sw. knarra, Icel. knurra, Dan. knurre.] To growl; to murmur; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.

n. A knot in wood.