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Snarl vs Groan - What's the difference?

snarl | groan |

As nouns the difference between snarl and groan

is that snarl is a knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty while groan is a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

As verbs the difference between snarl and groan

is that snarl is to form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface while groan is to make a groan.

snarl

English

(wikipedia snarl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate complication; embarrassing difficulty.
  • The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
  • A growl, as of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds

    • Synonyms

    * (entangled situation) imbroglio

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface.
  • To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
    • to snarl a skein of thread
  • * Spenser
    • And from her back her garments she did tear, / And from her head oft rent her snarled hair
  • To embarrass; to ensnare.
  • * Latimer
    • [the] question that they would have snarled him with
  • To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
  • To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
  • * Dryden
    • It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands not exempted.

    Antonyms

    * unsnarl

    Related terms

    * ensnarl

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    Anagrams

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    groan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a groan.
    • We groaned at his awful jokes.
    The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
  • (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
  • * Herbert
    • Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.

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