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Yarred vs Marred - What's the difference?

yarred | marred |

As verbs the difference between yarred and marred

is that yarred is past tense of yarr while marred is past tense of mar.

As an adjective marred is

of a person, to be perplexed or troubled.

yarred

English

Verb

(head)
  • (yarr)

  • yarr

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To growl or snarl like a dog.
  • * 1921 , Chamber's Journal
  • She yapped and yarred and ran in foolish circles, as though quarrelling with her own tail.
  • * François Rabelais (in translation), Gargantua and Pantagruel
  • And when he saw that all the dogs were flocking about her, yarring at the retardment of their access to her, and every way keeping such a coil with her as they are wont to do about a proud or salt bitch, he forthwith departed

    marred

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of a person, to be perplexed or troubled
  • (Northern England) Of a child, to be spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (mar)