Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To snarl; growl.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. See knar.
- To growl or snarl, as a dog.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Archaic A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also
gnarr . - v. Archaic To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also
gnarr .
Etymologies
- Imitative. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“VAIL, Colorado - The term gnar-gnar will be conspicuously absent in Vail come January.”
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“Youre not shredding gnar, youre idiots" it was a loooong silent car ride home.”
“Leeches 'and the sing-along gnar of' I Dread The Night”
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“No matter what the case, the Fuzion Tour will definitely "raise the gnar" for years to come.”
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trivet Webster 1913:
n. (OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G. knorren. Cf. Knar, Knur, Gnarl.) A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also gnarr. (Archaic)
He was . . . a thick gnarre. - Chaucer.
v. i. (imp. & p. p. Gnarred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarring. See Gnarl.) To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also gnarr. (Archaic)
At them he gan to rear his bristles strong, And felly
gnarre. - Spenser.
A thousand wants Gnarr at the heels of men. - Tennison. Jul 4, 2007