gnars

Makes dog sounds

Gnars is the third-person singular of gnar, a verb from skateboarding and snowboarding culture meaning to ride aggressively or perform impressive tricks.

Someone who gnars shreds hard: She gnars every halfpipe she drops into.

The related adjective gnarly describes something difficult, dangerous, or impressive.

texture

knotted

Tied with loops

twistedWound around itself
roughUneven in surface
ruggedTough and uneven

weathered · coarse · bumpy · ridged · knobbly · jagged · craggy · bark · burls · grain

sound

growls

Low threatening vocalizations

snarlsGrowls or knots
gruntsShort, guttural sounds
raspsRough abrasive tools

rumbles · roars · scrapes · grates · grinds · crunches · rough · harsh · guttural · gravelly

aggressive

shreds

Torn-up fragments

ripsTears with force
killsCauses to die
destroysCauses complete ruin

dominates · fierce · intense · brutal · savage · gnarly · extreme · hardcore · radical · sick

skateboarding

grinds

Reduces by friction

railsGuiding metal bars
tailslideBackward skating maneuver
noseslideSliding on board's tip

ledges · curbs · wax · boardslide · feeble · 50-50 · crooked · street · skatepark · concrete

Opposites

vocal expression type

gnarswhines

Complains in high-pitched tones

whimpers · purrs · coos · mewls · yips

emotional tone

gnarsfawns

Flatters obsequiously

nuzzles · wags · welcomes · soothes · calms

Phrases

gnarled rootsTwisted underground tree parts

Family

gnarled, gnarl, gnar, gnarls, gnarlier, gnarliest, gnarling

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G