Groan (Verb)
Meaning
Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The old man groaned as he tried to stand up after falling.
- The tired passengers groaned when the flight was delayed again.
- She groaned in frustration as she struggled to untangle her hair.
- The weightlifter groaned under the strain of lifting the heavy weights.
- The audience groaned at the terrible joke told by the comedian.