| VERB | communication | groan, moan | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure |
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| NOUN | communication | groan, moan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
| Sounds | grow'n | |
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| Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... | |
| Meaning | An utterance expressing pain or disapproval. | |
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| Synonym | moan | |
| Broader | utterance, vocalization | The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
| Spanish | ay, gemido, lamento, queja, quejido, quejumbre | |
| Catalan | gemec, gemegor, grunyit, queixa | |
| Verbs | groan | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure |
| Meaning | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | You can hear animals groan in the meadows; The meadows groan with animals | |
| Example | "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets" | |
| Synonym | moan | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | gemir, gruñir, protestar, quejarse, quejar | |
| Catalan | gemegar, gemir, plànyer-se, protestar, queixar-se | |
| Nouns | groan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
| groaner | a person who groans | |
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