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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