What's the difference between groin and growl?

Groin


Definition:

  • (n.) The snout of a swine.
  • (v. i.) To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
  • (n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
  • (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
  • (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
  • (n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
  • (v. t.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the case of unilateral blockade at the groin or pelvis, the grafts connect the lymphatics of the thigh of the affected leg with lymphatics in the contralateral healthy groin.
  • (2) In the other, the proximal fibula was excised and the epiphysis placed across the saphenous artery and vein in the groin.
  • (3) Modified radical mastectomy with transplantation of the nipple in the groin for possible breast reconstruction was performed in a patient.
  • (4) Thirteen myoplasties using the sartorius muscle were performed on 12 patients from 1980 to 1985 for "healing problems" in the groin with subjacent synthetic grafts.
  • (5) Attention to the problem of groin hernia problems has focused on the primary type of operative repair.
  • (6) In 28 patients peripheral lymphadenopathy was present, with involvement of the lymph nodes in at least two areas besides groins in 15 cases (40.5%).
  • (7) Forty recurrences occurred at the groin, 80 in the thigh and 97 in the calf.
  • (8) Certain features in the operative technique are emphasized which should prevent many of these complications.Intraoperative complications during the groin hernia repair are primarily hemorrhage and injury to the vas deferens, the three nerves in the area, the vascular supply of the testis, and the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
  • (9) The home side lost Raheem Sterling, who injured a groin in a challenge with Juan Mata, and even when they pinned back their opponents for periods of the second half it was a lot of huff and puff without too much guile.
  • (10) From ancient times, both the transabdominal (posterior) and the groin (anterior) approach have been used either singly or in combination in the management of inguinofemoral herniation.
  • (11) Parietal repair according to the Shouldice technique consists of a double line of sutures on each of three musculo-aponeurotic layers of the groin, i.e.
  • (12) In Group I (N = 45), the AVCO femoral conduit surgical technique was used; in Group II (N = 93), the Percor balloon was inserted either in the operating room after groin cutdown (open insertion) or percutaneously in the intensive care unit (percutaneous insertion).
  • (13) All the cases described to date have presented exclusively in the groin, a feature which has been regarded as distinctive.
  • (14) Faecal specimens were cultured daily for E. coli as were swabs from the rectum, groin, umbilicus, head, hands und mouth.
  • (15) Seventeen of 22 cells excited by UBD also received convergent somatic input from noxious squeeze of the hip, groin, or perineal regions.
  • (16) He gets Cespedes to ground out to Cabrera and I am starting to become uncomfortable with the sheer number of times I'm hearing the word "groin".
  • (17) One of seven patients had groin metastases, none died of cancer, and one of seven developed local recurrence in the vulva.
  • (18) According to our experience large prosthetic repairs are not necessary for the common case of recurrent groin hernia, but may be useful in specially selected situations.
  • (19) The prognosis may be quite good for patients with MUO limited to lymph nodes in the mid to high cervical, axillary, and groin areas.
  • (20) Robin van Persie will probably not be there either, having missed the last four games with his groin injury and with Moyes admitting he did not know when the Dutchman would be back.

Growl


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
  • (v. t.) To express by growling.
  • (n.) The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Exerting himself at high altitude has left his voice a throaty growl.
  • (2) Feline affective defense behavior, characterized mainly by autonomic arousal, ear retraction, growling, hissing and paw striking, was elicited by electrical stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMH).
  • (3) Most dogs give a series of increasingly serious warning signs before they lose their tempers: lick their lips, blink, turn their heads away, curl their lip, lower their ears, wrinkle their foreheads, and if the dog that's annoying them doesn't get the message, they may growl or bare their teeth, and if that's still not enough it will be head and chest forward, muscles flexed, and bang, you've had it.
  • (4) Separatists have squatted in his office, masked gunmen roam the streets with impunity, and Russia – the giant, growling neighbour – threatens to invade.
  • (5) There are highlights, among them the Foo Fighters' energising effect on a flagging audience, the noise the same audience makes when James Blunt appears - half cheer, half menacing low growl - and Madonna's unexpected duet with Eugene Hutz of thrillingly dissolute gypsy punks Gogol Bordello.
  • (6) Injections of carbachol (CCh) through a chronic cannula into the midbrain periaqueductal grey region (PAG) of the cat induced an emotional-defensive response (EDR) which was evaluated by duration and number of growls in a 30-min experimental session.
  • (7) Territorial males produce grunts, moans and growls during courtship.
  • (8) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem that succeeds through a series of vivid contrasts: standard English contrasting with colloquial speech; the devotion and virtue of the young knight contrasting with the growling threats of his green foe; exchanges of courtly love contrasting with none-too-subtle sexual innuendo; exquisite robes and priceless crowns contrasting with spurting blood and the steaming organs of butchered animals; polite, indoor society contrasting with the untamed, unpredictable outdoors.
  • (9) The kind of thing that makes me growl, "Too much film school, not enough living."
  • (10) The somatic and autonomic displays which accompanied defensive behavior were similar between stimuli, consisting of mydriasis, piloerection, growling, hissing and paw strikes.
  • (11) pupil dilatation, piloerection, retraction of the ears, arching of the back, hissing, howling and growling) known as the 'defence reaction'.
  • (12) That’s not what I want!’” Facebook Twitter Pinterest There’s no mad staring or growled threats with the real-life Statham.
  • (13) Another was interrupted by men making growling noises and pouncing gestures when she stood up to speak in a leopard-print jacket .
  • (14) Julianne Moore was named best actress for her performance as a demented Hollywood diva in David Cronenberg's Maps to the Stars, while Britain's Timothy Spall won the best actor prize for his grunting, growling masterclass as marine painter JMW Turner in Mike Leigh's period drama Mr Turner .
  • (15) Affective defense behavior elicited from the midbrain central gray is characterized by marked vocalization such as hissing and growling, pupillary dilatation, urination and piloerection.
  • (16) Suddenly she disappeared behind my parked car and I heard a squeal, followed by guttural growling.
  • (17) Structural analysis of the upper respiratory tract of O. hannah suggests that the "growl" is produced by tracheal diverticula functioning as low-frequency resonating chambers.
  • (18) "It wasn't the best first half, but when it cut back to the studio and they were moaning and groaning and saying there was nothing to say about the game it kind of made me growl at the TV wishing I'd been paid to go on holiday by work to do the slightest bit of analysis.
  • (19) DLH injections within a greater extent of the PAG elicited other facio-vocal changes characteristic of defence, such as hissing or growling, but these were not accompanied by significant cardiovascular changes.
  • (20) Jack Whitehall won king of comedy for the third year running, and I found myself shouting out “shame!” and, inexplicably, “class war!” When the filming ended people started asking me to do interviews, but I growled them away because he’d gone and I was just me.