Groan
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English
Noun
Groan (plural Groans)- A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.
Verb
Groan (third-person singular simple present Groans, present participle Groaning, simple past and past participle Groaned)
- To make a groan.
Adjectives for Groan
rheumatic; tortured; deep; indignant; expiring; solemn; ghastly; frequent (plural); fierce; thrilling; smothered; unutterable; subdued; loud; bubbling; agonizing; dying; heartrending; deadly; dismal; passionate; convulsive; self-accusing; mirthful; gurgling; heavy; mortifying; unwilling; bitter; penitential.
Verbs for Groan
convulse with—; drown—; emit—; murmur—; restrain—; stifle—; utter—; —distresses; —disturbs; —haunts; —rends; —resounds; —subsides.
Adverbs for Groan
audibly; painfully; agonizingly; dreadfully; inwardly; bitterly; involuntarily; unutterably; heartrendingly.
Thesaurus
bawl, beef, beefing, belch, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, blare, blat, bray, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, clamor, clang, clangor, clank, clash, complain, complaining, complaint, crab, craunch, croak, crump, crunch, cry, cry out, destructive criticism, dissent, dolorous tirade, faultfinding, fret, fret and fume, fuss, grievance, grind, gripe, griping, groaning, grouch, grouse, grousing, growl, grumble, grumbling, grunt, holler, howl, jangle, jar, jeremiad, keen, kick, kicking, lament, lodge a complaint, make an outcry, moan, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, object, outcry, peeve, peevishness, pet peeve, petulance, pipe, plaint, planctus, protest, querulousness, raise a howl, rasp, register a complaint, roar, scolding, scranch, scrape, scratch, scream, screech, scrunch, shriek, sigh, sing, snarl, sniping, snore, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squawking, take on, tirade, twang, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, whimper, whine, whining, whisper, whistle, yammer, yammering, yap, yapping, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yowl
