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How to pronounce gnarly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gnarled, knobbed, knotted, knotty
Derivation gnarl

Examples of gnarly

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It has dirt paths for beginners and gnarly single-track for nobby tire veterans.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The Elias Sports Bureau is a phone call away for help on gnarly rules decisions.
From the denverpost.com
Four hundred caps of the most skilled and gnarly forwards the selectors can find.
From the nzherald.co.nz
I experimented with Jerusalem artichokes, tossing a few gnarly tubers into a tub.
From the sacbee.com
That gnarly thing sounds loud and fierce even when it's still in the vinyl sleeve.
From the dispatch.com
As talent as she is, it's her focus and mental toughness that makes her so gnarly.
From the ocregister.com
Balan walks away and leaves me on my own to remember how to make the gnarly things.
From the delawareonline.com
Reiners points to a gnarly geranium, an African native with inch-long thorns.
From the sacbee.com
The True Self can love you in all your gnarly weirdness and your stunning normalcy.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
More examples
  • Gnarled: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
  • Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled; dangerous; unpleasant, awful, ugly; excellent, attractive; Of music or a sound, harsh
  • Used to describe a technically challenging trail or impressive move on your bike as in, "Gnarly save, Dude; you almost crashed!."
  • Bad or extreme conditions on a trail caused by roots, rocks, mud or severe drop-offs.
  • Dangerous, rough, out of control, huge, good, bad or ugly.
  • Terrain that is difficult, dangerous or very challenging
  • A feature that is particularly troublesome, as in, "wow, that gigantic keeper hole is gnarly."
  • This term could mean heavy, difficult waves which are usually quite big.
  • Also meant awesome. Ironically today kids use it to do describe something gross.