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as in moaning
to utter a moan
heard someone groaning in pain
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Recent Examples of groaning
Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
No amount of jazz playlists can stop him from glancing at his GPS, groaning as the ETA keeps getting pushed back.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Or get ready for a lot of groaning and whining.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
This was the first time in a long time that a Leeds side left the Elland Road crowd audibly frustrated, groaning at every backwards pass or defensive slip-up.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Immediately as Silva got out of his SUV, he was shot in the hand and soon after in the head, grunting and groaning in pain as blood spatter suddenly appeared on his uniform sleeve.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
When dinner was served, some of the highest flyers of Chicago were laid low, falling to the floor, groaning in agony and vomiting.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The branches of that tree hanging over your home are groaning and creaking, tossed against each other like so many toothpicks.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The color of the sort of deep bruising normally associated with OSHA violations, Chicago’s uniforms herald long periods of bed rest and a night table groaning from the weight of so many prescription painkillers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
And knitting meant clumsily looping a strand of acrylic yarn onto the tip of a bamboo needle, groaning, then handing the project to my mother for help.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
No amount of jazz playlists can stop him from glancing at his GPS, groaning as the ETA keeps getting pushed back.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
Or get ready for a lot of groaning and whining.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
This was the first time in a long time that a Leeds side left the Elland Road crowd audibly frustrated, groaning at every backwards pass or defensive slip-up.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Immediately as Silva got out of his SUV, he was shot in the hand and soon after in the head, grunting and groaning in pain as blood spatter suddenly appeared on his uniform sleeve.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
When dinner was served, some of the highest flyers of Chicago were laid low, falling to the floor, groaning in agony and vomiting.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The branches of that tree hanging over your home are groaning and creaking, tossed against each other like so many toothpicks.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
The color of the sort of deep bruising normally associated with OSHA violations, Chicago’s uniforms herald long periods of bed rest and a night table groaning from the weight of so many prescription painkillers.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groaning
Adjective
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.—
Michael Granberry,
Dallas News,
17 Jan. 2020
Verb
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The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the elk- and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Is Marie-Paule’s reaction—to throw herself, sobbing, to the ground—authentic, or more of a performance or a ritual?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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The guest who was with me wouldn’t stop sobbing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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“Groaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groaning. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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