Synonyms:
groan, moan
Meaning: an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
groan, moan
Meaning: indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
Usage examples
It was almost a smothered groan.
Colonel Winchester suppressed a groan.
"Much worse," said Tiggle, with a groan.
She fell dead upon the spot without a groan.
At this direct question, the young man gave an inward groan.
Almost at my side some heavy body had fallen to the ground with a faint groan.
He was alone there when he had shut the door--and he relieved his feelings with a deep groan.
For the sound was neither a screech like that which rose from the hollow, nor a groan, nor any ghostly noise.
One morning she was driving her cows through the meadows when she heard near by a loud groan that almost sounded human.
Another year passed by, and one morning when the maiden was out with her pigs she heard a groan which sounded quite human.