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
Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Glaser’s joke about Leo DiCaprio’s history of dating younger women also drew a few groans.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
One of the inmates reported Gondor approached her bunk, rubbed her foot with the crotch of his pants, and groaned.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
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Noun
There were audible groans during the commercial breaks when the Polymarket visuals appeared on screen for categories like best podcast.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Glaser’s joke about Leo DiCaprio’s history of dating younger women also drew a few groans.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Audience members groaned at the pun.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
One of the inmates reported Gondor approached her bunk, rubbed her foot with the crotch of his pants, and groaned.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groan
Noun
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Telecasters and hollow-body guitars wail cover songs on Beale Street.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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In the footage, cars can be heard honking, sirens wail and protesters are blowing whistles.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Two microphones angle towards the duduk to capture resonant moans, creaks, squeaks and honks akin to the bridge’s.—
Ruby Rosenthal,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Blum looked around, stunned with tears welling in her eyes.—
Aaron Sullivan,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a now-viral video shared to the mom of two's TikTok, Sara's daughter Evie, 4, could be seen sitting on the stairs of their house and crying.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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No more crying tots – or well-meaning helper elves – tugging on their long white beards and hemlines.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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Flag waving, immigration restriction, and culture-war rallying cries can shore up the MAGA-tech coalition, but more will be needed to achieve lasting success.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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BenQ has heard the anguished cries of movie enthusiasts who don't have the luxury of large rooms for a home cinema setup.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2026
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The space was replete with the repetitive knocking of drumsticks, the undulating rhythm of Qur’anic prayers, and the gut-wrenching murmur of lamentation coming from That is not still (Sesuatu yang tidak berdiam), a 2024 video work about Indonesia’s diverse soundscape.—
Hung Duong,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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The language surrounding Bailey echoes sentiments from the 1990s and early 2000s, when public revelations of a celebrity’s homosexuality often triggered exaggerated lamentations from straight female fans.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025
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Spread over him and shoved him forward, and he was woken by a screech and a howl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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But the anti-fascist lament has a dark secret history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The hit-and-miss driverless experience comes despite Musk responding in September to a Robotaxi user’s social media lament about having a supervisor in the driver’s seat.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Groan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groan. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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