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# groan

«groan» in Mova's school dictionary: **to make a long, low sound because you are in pain…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (groan, groans, groaned, groaning); noun (a groan, groans)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To groan is to make a long, low sound because you are in pain, unhappy, bored or annoyed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#m1)

2) A groan is that sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#m2)

3) Something heavy can groan when it makes a creaking sound, like an old floor or a table full of food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, characters groan when they hear bad news, a bad joke or homework announcements; it shows feeling without words. In first aid, a person groaning may be hurt and needs help. Phrases: groan with pain, groan in disappointment, let out a groan, a groaning table (lots of food).

### examples

- The class groaned when the teacher gave extra homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x1)
- He groaned and held his sore ankle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x2)
- Dad's joke was so bad that we all groaned. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x3)
- The old wooden stairs groaned under our feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x4)
- Let out a groan if you hate Mondays! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x5)
- I heard a groan from under the bike and ran to help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x6)
- “Our last romp!” Mr. Darling groaned. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: groaned, groaning. Homophone: «grown» (past participle of grow) sounds the same — «I have grown taller» vs «I let out a groan». A groan is low and long; a moan is similar; a sigh is a breath out without much voice.

### In the corpora

- [That night she opens her banking app and groans: "The app says we've spent eighty dollars on takeaways this month."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/7/)
- [The boys groaned when they found out — and then had a brilliant afternoon on a racing game and a building game anyway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/401-fighting-games-at-a-friends/18/)
- [The class groaned so loudly the next classroom knocked on the wall.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/413-loot-boxes-and-the-surprise-trap/17/)
- [«Aw, it's a pure trek,» she groans; in Scotland «pure» can mean really.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/516-divorce-and-two-homes/24/)
- [At Christmas dinner Uncle Mike says "Bulls hate red!" for the tenth year running, and half the family groans.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/32-siblings-cousins-grandparents-and-the-whole-playground/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «groan» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/groan/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.