Groan vs Grow - What's the difference?
groan | grow |
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.
To make a groan.
(obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
* Herbert
(ergative) To become bigger.
To appear or sprout.
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
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(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
(obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
* Shakespeare
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between groan and grow
is that groan is (obsolete) to strive after earnestly, as if with groans while grow is (obsolete) to become attached or fixed; to adhere.As verbs the difference between groan and grow
is that groan is to make a groan while grow is (ergative) to become bigger.As a noun groan
is a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.groan
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- We groaned at his awful jokes.
- The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
- Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.
Anagrams
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English
Verb
- Children grow quickly.
- Flowers grew on the trees as summer approached.
- A long tail began to grow from his backside.
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- He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
- Have you ever grown your hair before?
- The boy grew wise as he matured.
- The town grew smaller and smaller in the distance as we travelled.
- You have grown strong.
- Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
