gnarled hand

Frequency: 6.01.5 per million words

describes a hand that is twisted and knobbly, often from age, hard work, or arthritis

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Examples (10)

  • He reached out a gnarled hand to help me up.
  • Her gnarled hand trembled as she signed the document.
  • With a gnarled hand, the fisherman mended the net by lantern light.
  • I held his gnarled hand and promised we’d visit again.
  • The sculptor captured every vein of a gnarled hand in bronze.
  • Years of toil had left him with a gnarled hand that still worked wonders.
  • She wrapped her gnarled hand around the cane and stood slowly.
  • A gnarled hand knocked at the door just after midnight.
  • Even a gnarled hand can play a lullaby with astonishing tenderness.
  • Doctors say her gnarled hand may loosen after therapy.