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groan

noun

1 groan

An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.

synonym: moan.

Roget 839: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, ... show more

Dutch: kreun, gekreun
Polish: jęczenie

verb

1 groan

Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure:
— The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets.

synonym: moan.

Roget 839: lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over; bewail, bemoan; condole with etc. 915; fret etc. (suffer) 828; ... show more

Roget 411: cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, ... show more

Dutch: klagen, kreunen, stenen, steunen, zuchten


Moby thesaurus: air a grievance, bawl, beef, beefing, belch, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, blare, blat, bray, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, chirr, clamor, clang, clangor ... show more.

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