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Definition

verb. making a low sound of pain or discomfort.

Example Sentence

He was groaning over his bad grades.

More Example Sentences

The old floorboards were groaning underfoot.

Synonyms

moaning; complaining; sighing

Antonyms

laughter

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

groaning
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • boehning
  • boning
  • cloning
  • droning
  • froning
  • groaning
  • honing
  • koning
  • loaning
  • moaning
  • owning
  • phoning
  • stoning
  • toning
  • zoning

  • bemoaning
  • condoning
  • intoning
  • postponing
  • rezoning
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