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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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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
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Her remarks were met with groans, loud exhaling and other audible exasperation from a court gallery filled with victims and their families.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials are on high alert for germs.
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Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Noun
Now, at the same time that his stepmother is drawing groans, however, Hunter is winning unexpected praise.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Her remarks were met with groans, loud exhaling and other audible exasperation from a court gallery filled with victims and their families.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Verb
The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials are on high alert for germs.
—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groan
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After a second of consideration, Naim slams the grate shut to the monster’s wails, and the audience’s relief.
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Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
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The room received the work with laughter, snaps, and occasional utterances of that satisfied poetry moan.
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Some waving flags, others wiping away tears, thousands have gathered in Tehran for the funeral of Iran’s former supreme leader.
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In rare cases, extreme pressure can cause tears in the esophagus.
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After Messi and his team's loss to Saudi Arabia in November 2022, the athlete told reporters, per The Mirror, that Mateo left the stadium crying.
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This is not the kid-crying, shoulder-to-shoulder type of resort; outside of newer guests, there are families who have been coming here for years and understand the groove of it all, from toddlers to teenagers.
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He is accused of pressing a screw from the high chair into her leg to make her cry, police told PEOPLE.
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As the bodies were returned to their families, cries echoed through the neighborhood.
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Moments of humor sit alongside lamentation and ritual intensity, underscoring the exhibition’s refusal of a single, fixed reading.
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For Marks, the blues isn’t about lamentation.
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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The engine delivers a deep, purposeful hum rather than an all-out howl as the gears disappear in quick succession.
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The coffin was unveiled late on Thursday to a throng of sobbing supporters, who were swaying and beating their heads in time to a sung lament as flowers were thrown from the bier into the crowd.
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His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived.
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“Groan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groan. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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