Synonyms for gnarl

Most common

growl · grumble · mutter · snarl · hurr

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To knot or twist something.

2. n. 1

   A knot in wood; a knurl or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.

Related words

Word family

gnarly

Other spellings

knarl

Forms

Plural

gnarls → knots, knars…

Past participle

gnarled
e.g. gnarled → growled, grumbled, muttered, snarled…

Example sentences

• growl The growl scared the living daylights out of Igor.
• grumble His grandparents do nothing but grumble all day.
• mutter Tobias heard Isabella mutter: "Oh, shit!"
• snarl The creature continued to snarl as it got closer to Boris.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

knot¹, hurr, knar

5 letters

growl¹, snarl¹, croak¹

6 letters

murmur², mutter²

7 letters

grumble²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (murmur² = 2 syllables).