English > groan: 2 senses > verb 1, communicationMeaning | Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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Model | You can hear animals groan in the meadows; The meadows groan with animals |
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Example | "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets" |
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Synonym | moan |
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Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
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Spanish | gemir, gruñir, protestar, quejarse, quejar |
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Catalan | gemegar, gemir, plànyer-se, protestar, queixar-se |
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Nouns | groan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval |
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groaner | a person who groans |