Snored vs Snared - What's the difference?
snored | snared |
(snore)
To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate.
The act of snoring, and the noise produced.
(informal) An extremely boring person or event.
(snare)
A trap made from a loop of wire, string, or leather.
(rare) A mental or psychological trap; usually in the phrase a snare and a delusion .
* Shakespeare
* 1719 ,
(veterinary) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
(music) A set of chains strung across the bottom of a drum to create a rattling sound.
(music) A snare drum.
to catch or hold, especially with a loop.
* Milton
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between snored and snared
is that snored is (snore) while snared is (snare).snored
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* * *snore
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Synonyms
* saw woodDerived terms
* snorerNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* snoozefest (2) * snorefest (2)Anagrams
* English intransitive verbssnared
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* *snare
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Noun
(en noun)- If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed, / Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.
- ...and I had now lived two years under this uneasiness, which, indeed, made my life much less comfortable than it was before, as may be well imagined by any who know what it is to live in the constant snare of the fear of man.
Verb
(snar)- Lest that too heavenly form snare them.
- The mournful crocodile / With sorrow snares relenting passengers.