gnarled tree

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describes a tree, especially an old one, with a twisted and knobbly shape

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Examples (10)

  • We rested beneath a gnarled tree after the long hike.
  • A single gnarled tree stood defiantly on the windswept cliff.
  • The children tied a swing to the gnarled tree in their grandmother’s yard.
  • In winter light, the gnarled tree cast spiderlike shadows across the snow.
  • An artist sketched the gnarled tree to capture its age and character.
  • We traced the trunk of the gnarled tree with our hands, feeling every knot and twist.
  • A gnarled tree had survived the fire, blackened but alive.
  • Tourists took photos of the gnarled tree that locals called “the elder.”
  • The cabin was hidden behind a gnarled tree and a tumble of rocks.
  • If you follow the fence line, you’ll see a gnarled tree marking the old boundary.