groaned; groaning; groans
1
: to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance
groaned when she saw the bill
2
: to make a harsh sound (as of creaking) under sudden or prolonged strain
The chair groaned under his weight.
: to utter or express with groaning
groaned their despair
groan
noun
Examples of groan in a Sentence
The wounded man groaned in pain.
She groaned when she saw the bill.
“Oh, no,” she groaned, “I'm going to have to start all over.”
She groaned that she would have to start all over.
Merchants are groaning over slow holiday sales.
He's always moaning and groaning about his salary.
The chair groaned under his weight.
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Cracks formed, the house groaned under strain, and the roots broke into my neighbor’s yard, causing tension and costly repairs.
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Leonie H. Mattison, Mba, Edd, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
In the courtyard was a lemon tree groaning with fruit.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Leonie H. Mattison, Mba, Edd, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The party roared on in Doubles which was decked out in holiday lights, reindeer, sleighs, and a groaning 20-foot buffet table centered with a giant rocking horse surrounded by desserts.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
In the courtyard was a lemon tree groaning with fruit.
—Juliet Grames, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The more desperate the Count is to feast on Ellen, the more intense her nightmares become; resulting in the kind of eye-rolling, softly groaning fits often associated with the eroticized vampire genre.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Groan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groan. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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groan
verb1
: to utter a deep moan of pain, grief, or irritation
2
: to make a harsh sound under strain
the chair groaned under my weight
groan
noun
groaner
noun
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