- knot, gnarl - something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"
--1 is a kind of distorted shape, distortion
Derived form: verb gnarl1
- gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree"
--1 is one way to flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun gnarl1
Something ----s something
- murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"
--2 is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE