definition of gnarled
gnarled adjective. âº ârough and âtwisted, âespecially because of âold âage or no âprotection from âbad âweather: a gnarled âtree âtrunk The âold man âdrew a âlong, gnarled âfinger âacross his âthroat. (Definition of gnarled from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). See all translations.