動詞 gnarl:

1. twist into a state of deformity
   同義詞：gnarl
2. make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
   同義詞：murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl

形容詞 gnarled:

1. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
   同義詞：gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed

gnarled

adj.（形容詞）
Having gnarls; knotty or misshapen:
多節(jié)的：有多節(jié)的；多節(jié)的或扭曲的：
例句：
gnarled branches.
多節(jié)瘤的枝干

Morose or peevish; crabbed.
乖僻的：脾氣壞的，易怒的；乖僻的
Rugged and roughened, as from old age or work:
飽經(jīng)風霜的：粗糙的，飽經(jīng)風霜的，如因年老或勞累：
例句：
the gnarled hands of a carpenter.
木匠那雙粗糙的手

來源：
Probably variant of knarled
可能為 knarled的變體
from knarl [tangle, knot]
源自 knarl [結(jié)瘤]
alteration of Middle English knarre [knot in wood] * see knar
中古英語 knarre的變化 [樹瘤，節(jié)] *參見 knar