Groan

/ɡɹəʊn/

Synonyms for "groan" (155 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Noun(6 words)

air a grievancebawl beef beefing belch bellyache bellyaching bitch bitching blare blat bray burr buzz cackle caw chirr clamor clang clangor

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clank clash complain complaining complaint

Strong matches (47)

Noun(10 words)

complaint creak creaking creaks facepalm facepalming facepalms grievance grumble grunt

crab craunch croak crump crunch crycry outdestructive criticismdissentdolorous tiradefaultfinding fretfret and fumefuss grievance grind gripe griping groaning grouch

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grouse grousing growl grumble grumbling grunt heave holler howl jangle jar jeremiad keen

Verb(4 words)

creaked cringed croaked facepalmed

Related words (77)

kick kicking lamentlodge a complaintmake an outcrymoan murmur murmuring mutter muttering object outcry peeve peevishnesspet peevepetulance pipe plaint planctus protest

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querulousnessraise a howlraspregister a complaintroar scolding scranch scrape scratch scream screech scrunch shriek sigh sing snarl sniping snore sob sorrow sough squall squawk squawkingtake ontirade twang ululate ululation wailwail of woewhimper whine whining whisper whistle yammer yammering yap yapping yawl yawp yell yelp yowl

Verb(3 words)

moan moaned sighed

Noun(9 words)

moaning moansoh noouch ow protest sigh squeaks ugh

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

discontent emitemotive utteranceexclamation expression interjectionlet looselet outnoise sound utter utterance vocalization

More specific

13 entries

collective groandisapproval groaneffort groanfatigue groangrumbling groanindignant groanlabored groanouch owpain groansighstifled groanugh

Collocations

12 entries

audible groancollective groandeep groangroan in disbeliefgroan of disapprovalgroan of frustrationgroan of painlaboring groanmuffled groanpainful groanresigned groanstifled groan

Inflections

3 entries

groaned groaning groans

Derivations

3 entries

groaner groaning groanworthy

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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I am tired of hearing you moan and groan.

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Tom stifled a groan.

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A groan escaped him.

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He let out an exaggerated groan and put his hand on the doorknob.

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