Trowed vs Growed - What's the difference?
trowed | growed |
(trow)
Trust or faith.
(dated, nautical, countable) Any of several flat-bottomed sailing boats used for fishing or for carrying bulk goods
(Scottish, dated) troll
(US, dialect) (grow)
(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.
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As verbs the difference between trowed and growed
is that trowed is (trow) while growed is (us|dialect) (grow).trowed
English
Verb
(head)trow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) trowen, trouwen, treuwen, treowen, from (etyl) .Noun
Etymology 2
Noun
Anagrams
*growed
English
Verb
(head)grow
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 .