Synonyms for groan
groʊngroan

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1. groan

   Synonyms:
   moan, whine, growl, grumble

   Antonyms:
   giggle, cackle, chuckle, titter, laugh

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1. groan, moanverb

   an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

   Synonyms:
   moan

2. groan, moanverb

   indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

   "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"

   Synonyms:
   moan

Matched Categories

1. • Utter

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1. groanverb

   Synonyms:
   moan

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1. groann. v

   Synonyms:
   moan

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How to say groan in sign language?

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How to use groan in a sentence?

1. William Blake:

   My mother groan'd, my father wept Into the dangerous world I leapt, Helpless, naked, piping load, Like a friend hid in a cloud.

2. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   It's tax day and while many Americans are filing their taxes with a groan, taxpayers in the Badger State have reason to cheer. In Wisconsin, we have enacted more than $2 billion in tax cuts, giving our citizens much-needed relief, call us crazy Midwesterners but we think you know how to spend your money better than the government.

3. J. R. R. Tolkien:

   There I lay staring upward, while the stars wheeled over... Faint to my ears came the gathered rumour of all lands: the springing and the dying, the song and the weeping, and the slow everlasting groan of overburdened stone.