单词	groan
释义	groan1 verbgroan2 noun groangroan1 /ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn/ ●○○ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINgroan1 Origin: Old English granian Verb Table VERB TABLE groan Simple Form Present I, you, we, they groan he, she, it groans Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they groaned Present perfect I, you, we, they have groaned he, she, it has groaned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had groaned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will groan Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have groaned Continuous Form Present I am groaning he, she, it is groaning you, we, they are groaning Past I, he, she, it was groaning you, we, they were groaning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been groaning he, she, it has been groaning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been groaning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be groaning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been groaning Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Everyone groaned as Scott began to tell another one of his stupid jokes. The shelves groaned under the weight of hundreds of books. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And, in spite of himself, he heard he was groaning quietly, like the men in the darkened room. As usual, only Zack and Jane seemed in high spirits as everyone else groaned and complained. Bernard would lie awake for hours waging his nightly battle with carnality, slapping it down, groaning. Gabriel heard Lucie groan as he sank down. He wiped at his thighs with the sponge, the effort making him groan. Mitchell groaned when he saw her old backpack, utilitarian relic of hippie days. The kids groaned and Mr Barraza grinned. To her intense disappointment, he groaned as one in pain, and dragged himself off her. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► moaning and groaning  I’m tired of him moaning and groaning all the time. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► laugh/groan/cry etc aloud  The pain made him cry aloud. She could have laughed aloud. ► hoarse voice/whisper/groan etc ► moaned and groaned  He moaned and groaned all the way there. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► again · She groaned again and pushed a pillow over her head.· He groaned again, but could watch no longer.· What he saw there made him groan again.· He despatched them and groaned again. ► aloud · She groaned aloud in pleasure when his kisses continued down to the swell of her bosom.· As the high points of last night's blustering and boasting passed through her mind one by one, she groaned aloud.· Her loins seemed to tear in protest, and she groaned aloud.· And Madra there, also, he suddenly remembered, and groaned aloud as he thought of the complications ahead. ► inwardly · Tom took a look at his face and groaned inwardly.· Oh, no, no, why did I let him? she groaned inwardly.· I groan inwardly at the prospect of a night playing Happy Families with a bunch of desk-jockeys and number-crunchers.· What had she done? she groaned inwardly.· Then in the next instant she groaned inwardly, cursing her wayward thoughts.· Consider the following brief passage: Mary heard the alarm and groaned inwardly, pulling the covers over her head.· She groaned inwardly, and felt the blush unfold. ► when · He groaned when he realised how far away it was.· The groaning when they roll over.· He would groan when he realised, afterwards, how he had raged at Maria Filippa.· Mitchell groaned when he saw her old backpack, utilitarian relic of hippie days.· A Weighty Decision Tired of your scales groaning when you weigh yourself every morning? NOUN► weight · He was moaning and groaning from the enormous weight of it.· They rocked them back and forth until the hinges groaned with their weight. VERB► hear · She heard Fen groan his own unbearable delight.· Gabriel heard Lucie groan as he sank down.· We heard Mike groaning as he swung himself into bed in the second bedroom.· And, in spite of himself, he heard he was groaning quietly, like the men in the darkened room.· The labouring engines could be heard groaning like a battery of tanks.· Consider the following brief passage: Mary heard the alarm and groaned inwardly, pulling the covers over her head. ► moan · He was moaning and groaning from the enormous weight of it. 1[intransitive] to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed, or because something is very enjoyable SYN  moan:  The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.groan with As she kissed him, Gary groaned with pleasure. Richard’s jokes make you groan rather than laugh.2[intransitive, transitive] to complain about something SYN  moan:  I’m tired of him moaning and groaning all the time. ‘It’s too hot!’ he groaned.3[transitive] to make a low deep sound SYN  moan:  The old tree groaned in the wind.4[intransitive] if a table groans with food, there is a very large amount of food on it groan1 verbgroan2 noun groangroan2 noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The crowd let out a groan when the ball was dropped and the other team scored. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Drinks in hand, the crowd around me erupted with groans of exasperation, the kind usually reserved for terrible puns. He didn't scream but she felt him tremble and he made a small, pathetic groan, like an angry puppy. Nor were the terrible creaks and groans so alarming now they could be identified. She heard muffled groans from the corner of the room by the television. The headmaster went back to his chair and sank into it, with a groan. The stone walls of our cottage groan and shudder as if tired of battling with the centuries of wind. Though he, too, let out little groans now and then. word sets WORD SETS► COLOURS & SOUNDS ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► laugh/groan/cry etc aloud  The pain made him cry aloud. She could have laughed aloud. ► hoarse voice/whisper/groan etc ► moaned and groaned  He moaned and groaned all the way there. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► give · She crawled out of bed, peered into the mirror, and gave a small groan.· She gave an inner groan of despair.· Her gaze slid round the unfamiliar room, then she suddenly gave a loud groan as everything slid back into place.· Carew gave a little groan of exasperation.· Alone, Kemp gave a tiny groan followed by a breathy laugh. ► hear · We could hear the groan of their engines for so long that we thought more vehicles were approaching.· The first thing he heard was the groan of traffic over the suspension bridge at Northwest Twelfth Avenue.· She heard muffled groans from the corner of the room by the television.· Over all these sounds were heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying.... 1a long deep sound that you make when you are in pain or do not want to do something SYN  moan:  Casey let out a groan of protest.2literary a long low deep sound:  The door opened with a groan.
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