1
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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2
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
Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The cheers that accompanied the sixth-inning rally quickly turned to groans in the top of the seventh when struggling Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech walked Jung Hoo-Lee and Bailey to open the inning before striking out Drew Gilbert.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Dalton recalls, imitating a groan.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The cheers that accompanied the sixth-inning rally quickly turned to groans in the top of the seventh when struggling Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech walked Jung Hoo-Lee and Bailey to open the inning before striking out Drew Gilbert.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Announcers commented on it, Eagles fans groaned.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groan
Noun
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Yet beneath this veneer, the wail of sirens, the hurried stamp of feet into basements and the slam of shelter doors have become just as familiar.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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John Corigliano’s First Symphony, which Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic presented early in the new season, begins with a blistering wail of orchestral rage.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Resident Angelica Estrada, speaking through tears, urged the council to reject the project, citing the health impacts of diesel pollution on families.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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La Llorona’s tears can’t be ignored.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That revelation—learning that uncontrollable crying wasn’t her personality but neurological damage—became another layer of self-compassion.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the firing of weapons, beyond the screaming and crying that comes with injuries and loss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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The rallying cry from Shakespeare’s Henry V, ahead of the Battle of Agincourt, might as well be the motto of today’s artificial intelligence elites.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cries and coos Lydia and all the other Fairfield mothers made around her little sister made Catherine sick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The venues shuttered in March 2020, at the onset of COVID, prompting public lamentations from filmmakers ranging from Barry Jenkins and Lulu Wang to Edgar Wright and Olivia Wilde.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Aug. 2025
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So this isn’t a lamentation that the Giants didn’t trade these players, per se.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the middle of the forest, the only sounds biologist Kimberly Rosvall could hear were the croaks of nocturnal frogs and the distant howl of a coyote.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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Known for their loud personalities, huskies are no stranger to using their voices, but a video of a senior, deaf husky's silent howl is proving that even without sound, the breed still speaks volumes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped holding coordination calls on H5N1 with health providers this spring — a change Chin-Hong laments.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Groan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groan. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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