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Get to know Groan better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like moan or utterance.

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Groan in a sentence

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Groan | Groans | Groaning | Groaned

Groan meaning

  1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  2. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
  3. A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Synonyms of Groan

moan utterance vocalization sough utter emit let out let loose

Related words

Other words often associated with Groan or its synonyms:

release disclose put verbalize perfect voice eject divulge lay thoroughgoing communication relinquish

Using Groan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. | A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. | A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
  • Useful related words include: moan, utterance, vocalization, sough.
  • In the example corpus, groan often appears in combinations such as: groan and, and groan, groan when.

Context around Groan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

people 2× vehicle 1× bsu 1× part 1× creaking 1× bleed 1× fern 1× collectively 1× collective 1×

Often after:

worthy 1× inducing 1× wherever 1× sounded 1× quickly 1×

Sentence patterns with Groan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a collective groan quickly followed 1× all collectively groan 1× and a groan not quite 1× dipping the groan and moan 1× guffaw part groan but total 1× had some groan inducing moments 1× lamented and groan under the 1× laugh or groan when ne 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a loud creaking 1× also another business 1× as management starts 1× do you hear 1× don t moan 1× good guys bad 1×

Common sentence endings:

all collectively groan 1× and die equally 1× but total pleasure 1× for senior management 1× keep betraying them 1× liberation and empowerment 1×

Words around Groan

Just before it in the word index:

gro 34 grnsw 2 grnma 2 grn 3 grmn 5 grmc 5

Just after it in the word index:

groaned 18 groaning 41 groans 44 groarke 5 groat 8 groats 30

Similar in corpus frequency:

abenaki 45 abstracted 45 addendum 45 adria 45 afn 45 agrawal 45

Corpus analysis for Groan

  • In this selection, "groan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, people, vehicle, bsu, worthy, inducing and wherever stand out and add context to how "groan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a collective groan quickly followed and all collectively groan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "groan" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with groan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Do you hear the people groan? (6 words)

Someone puts it on, and we all collectively groan. (9 words)

Good guys, bad guys—they bleed, groan and die equally. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Initially sold as a prequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(and the movie adaptations), this seemed an unneeded origin story in the vein of such groan-worthy affairs as Oz the Great and Powerful, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (42 words)

In August storms, those dark, gnarled limbs, furred with resurrection fern, groan and lumber against the wind and rain like that Western buffalo’s slow, heavy, purposeful motion, head resolutely down, burly black shoulders rippling with strength. (37 words)

With its hands already more than full the world has greeted the news of a new 17-minute Bob Dylan song, Murder Most Foul, with a collective groan quickly followed by anger bordering on incandescent rage. (36 words)

Question examples

Do you hear the people groan? (6 words)

Also, did you laugh or groan when Ne-Yo suggested that Madison Penney needed to have her heart broken in order to dance better? (24 words)

Example sentences (20)

But when I've tried to repeat the joke in the pub, people just groan and roll their eyes.

Don’t moan and groan, you can soon be wrapped in this ultra-soft UGG blanket.

Do you hear the people groan?

Initially sold as a prequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(and the movie adaptations), this seemed an unneeded origin story in the vein of such groan-worthy affairs as Oz the Great and Powerful, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

It doesn't last long, but it will make everyone in the vehicle groan at the same time.

It's awful,' she says with something between a giggle and a groan, not quite the merry widow yet.

My friends in the student section, clad in all black to show support for the Black players on behalf of the Black Students Union (BSU), groan.

The result, usually, is part guffaw, part groan – but total pleasure.

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Trevor Noah had some groan-inducing moments as the Grammys host.

We groan when liberal Jews ignore the way Illiberal Liberals, feminists, and gay activists keep betraying them.

Also, another business owner Chief Maduako Theodore also lamented and groan under the deplorable conditions of the road without an end in sight to the nightmare.

We do, we imagine everything, the dipping, the groan and moan, and even the smile of satisfaction thereafter.

Wherever people groan, wherever creation groans, there the community of the Gospel is meant to be with our ministry of solidarity, liberation and empowerment.

A loud, creaking groan sounded out across the valley, all around us, the sound I imagined a whale would make before dying.

Also, did you laugh or groan when Ne-Yo suggested that Madison Penney needed to have her heart broken in order to dance better?

Good guys, bad guys—they bleed, groan and die equally.

In August storms, those dark, gnarled limbs, furred with resurrection fern, groan and lumber against the wind and rain like that Western buffalo’s slow, heavy, purposeful motion, head resolutely down, burly black shoulders rippling with strength.

Someone puts it on, and we all collectively groan.

With its hands already more than full the world has greeted the news of a new 17-minute Bob Dylan song, Murder Most Foul, with a collective groan quickly followed by anger bordering on incandescent rage.

As management starts to groan under the weight of increasingly time-consuming employee concerns, thoughts turn to HR in the anticipation of streamlining the process and thus generating more time for senior management.

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Common combinations with groan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "groan" in a sentence?
An example: "But when I've tried to repeat the joke in the pub, people just groan and roll their eyes." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "groan" from authentic English texts.
What does "groan" mean?
Groan means: A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
What are synonyms of "groan"?
Common synonyms of "groan" include: moan, utterance, vocalization, sough, utter, emit, let out, let loose.
How many example sentences with "groan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "groan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.