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as in wail
a crying out in grief
when the underdogs lost the playoffs, the groans of millions of disappointed fans were heard throughout the land
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as in moan
a long low sound indicating pain or grief
let out a groan when he tried to stand on the sprained ankle
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as in to moan
to utter a moan
heard someone groaning in pain
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Recent Examples of groan
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The crowd responded with groans after the move, which did damage to both men.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Lauren Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Expect a lot of kicks, punches, chases and grunts and groans.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Noun
Her remarks were met with groans, loud exhaling and other audible exasperation from a court gallery filled with victims and their families.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The crowd responded with groans after the move, which did damage to both men.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs.
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Lauren Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
Expect a lot of kicks, punches, chases and grunts and groans.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groan
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After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.
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Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.
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The child’s eyes were swollen and milky, their mouth agape in a silent moan.
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.
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Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria, and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.
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This is not the kid-crying, shoulder-to-shoulder type of resort; outside of newer guests, there are families who have been coming here for years and understand the groove of it all, from toddlers to teenagers.
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According to the complaint, her brother, who has developmental disabilities, frequently interrupts class with his crying since his mother was detained.
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The little one’s first cries somehow complete the circle.
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The soundtrack of sneaker squeaks, rallying cries, and bouncing basketballs found visual complement in the crayon box of jerseys coloring the city in various shades of hometown pride.
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Moments of humor sit alongside lamentation and ritual intensity, underscoring the exhibition’s refusal of a single, fixed reading.
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For Marks, the blues isn’t about lamentation.
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
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His one big lament was missing a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
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This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.
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“Groan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groan. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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