groans 1 of 2

plural of groan
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as in wails
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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groans

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verb

present tense third-person singular of groan

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Recent Examples of groans
Noun
The request drew audible groans and shouts from other members. Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 The tightly wound tension is maintained also by Volker Bertelmann’s propulsive score, which starts with ominous juddering groans and keeps shapeshifting throughout. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 When his first pass into midfield went straight to the opposition, the groans screamed ‘told you so’. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
Arthur groans, but there is affection in his protest. Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for groans
Noun
  • Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An ambulance siren wails past, coming up from the river.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Click the video below to see a sweet brotherly reunion filled with the kind of hug that comes with happy tears and pure joy.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This test evaluates the quantity and quality of your tears to diagnose dry eye syndrome.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dog's cries pierced people's hearts, and as of Thursday, the TikTok video reached over 278,000 views and 40,300 likes.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • All of the killings happened within 7 miles across two grazing allotments, and range riders and shepherds reported hearing wolf cries in the area on several occasions.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • What can be dizzying about the collection is the way traditional themes of Yiddish song and Hebrew liturgy — lyrics of resilience in the face of persecution, prayers of consolation for the brokenhearted, Lamentations read on Tisha B’Av — are recast with the Palestinians as their protagonists.
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • An artwork from the series Wall of Lamentations by Santiago Montoya that was on view in March at Halcyon Gallery, in London.
    Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • More importantly, the most recent of these sightings, just two years ago, was by a railroad passenger, so keep a lookout for a tall, hairy figure, or for massive footprints, which are also commonly reported, and listen for the mysterious creature’s spine-tingling howls.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Apologies and laments and longing are woven throughout the album, but the speaker doesn’t ask anything of anyone that comes across as especially loud.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • As is so often the case when a Connecticut business closes, customers shared laments on social media.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Groans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groans. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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