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单词 groaning
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Definition of groaning in English:

groaning

adjective ˈɡrəʊnɪŋˈɡrōniNG
  • 1Denoting a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

    he made groaning sounds and took laboured breaths
    I flopped back, making a small tortured groaning noise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Holding their hands high, groaning people were rushing to the river.
    • This is something that no one has ever explained to the groaning taxpayers!
    • He becomes one with the groaning hordes held in misery below deck on the slave ships.
    • Their wealth was gained through the exploitation of a groaning peasantry.
    • Jess was quite smug that she didn't have to make stupid groaning noises with the rest of us.
    • He returns his attention to the groaning attacker.
    • I can almost hear many a reverend pastor's groaning response.
    • Only last night I arrived home to be met by a moaning groaning husband, weaving his way slowly around the house like a wounded grizzly bear.
    • The groaning fans were then treated to an action replay in the 34th minute.
    • Andreas stared at the groaning figure of the drunken man on the sidewalk.
  • 2Denoting a low creaking sound made by an object under pressure.

    the pillar gave a huge groaning noise and crumbled
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I pushed the throttle forward simultaneously releasing the groaning brakes.
    • Out over the flat, white wastes of fen and the wind-bent, groaning poplar trees went the music of the bells.
    • There's a crash and a scream, and the groaning sound of a warship.
    • The shrill horns and groaning engines assume almost supernatural qualities.
    • Realising her mistake the unfortunate washerwoman employed the services of the porter to retrieve her clothes from the groaning machine.
    • Over the course of 65 miles, only two groaning trucks and an occasional courageous car pass us.
    • The boy looks over the valley, across the playing field where he and his brother pushed each other on the rusted, groaning merry go round.
    • With a grinding, groaning sound, the wrecked car upended and slid into the river.
    • I can't help noticing a small, white bowl positioned beneath the groaning contraption.
    • Men stood one each corner, leaning on bamboo poles, which supported the workings of the groaning engine.
    1. 2.1 Heavily laden with things.
      a groaning table of rich food
      the groaning shelves of novelty Christmas releases
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of all the offerings on the groaning vegetable stalls, sweetcorn will be the first into the pot.
      • Twelve months on they have acquired a groaning trophy cabinet and a growing American fan base.
      • The tiny waitress is back, peeping over two groaning plates.
      • In Premier Bookshop, the groaning shelves have their own tale to tell.
      • I had to flatten myself against the wall to allow fully-laden groaning shopping trolleys, with well-fed pushers, make their way for the car park.
      • He might rejoice in his groaning store cupboards, but the labour is out of his hands.
      • The caterers served scrumptious crab cakes, grilled lamb chops, scallops, sushi and a groaning board of desserts.
      • We piled in and carried off groaning bags of books as one last memento of a great Glasgow institution.
      • Served from early morning until 2pm, they consist of groaning sideboards piled with everything from freshly baked breads to cold meats and cheeses.
      • The ancient pubs are filled to the groaning rafters with imbibing undergraduates.

Derivatives

  • groaningly

  • adverb ˈɡrəʊnɪŋliˈɡroʊnɪŋli
 
 

Definition of groaning in US English:

groaning

adjectiveˈɡrōniNG
  • 1Denoting a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

    he made groaning sounds and took labored breaths
    I flopped back, making a small tortured groaning noise
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He returns his attention to the groaning attacker.
    • This is something that no one has ever explained to the groaning taxpayers!
    • Only last night I arrived home to be met by a moaning groaning husband, weaving his way slowly around the house like a wounded grizzly bear.
    • Jess was quite smug that she didn't have to make stupid groaning noises with the rest of us.
    • Andreas stared at the groaning figure of the drunken man on the sidewalk.
    • The groaning fans were then treated to an action replay in the 34th minute.
    • I can almost hear many a reverend pastor's groaning response.
    • He becomes one with the groaning hordes held in misery below deck on the slave ships.
    • Holding their hands high, groaning people were rushing to the river.
    • Their wealth was gained through the exploitation of a groaning peasantry.
  • 2Denoting a low creaking sound made by an object under pressure.

    the pillar gave a huge groaning noise and crumbled
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can't help noticing a small, white bowl positioned beneath the groaning contraption.
    • Out over the flat, white wastes of fen and the wind-bent, groaning poplar trees went the music of the bells.
    • There's a crash and a scream, and the groaning sound of a warship.
    • With a grinding, groaning sound, the wrecked car upended and slid into the river.
    • The boy looks over the valley, across the playing field where he and his brother pushed each other on the rusted, groaning merry go round.
    • Men stood one each corner, leaning on bamboo poles, which supported the workings of the groaning engine.
    • The shrill horns and groaning engines assume almost supernatural qualities.
    • I pushed the throttle forward simultaneously releasing the groaning brakes.
    • Realising her mistake the unfortunate washerwoman employed the services of the porter to retrieve her clothes from the groaning machine.
    • Over the course of 65 miles, only two groaning trucks and an occasional courageous car pass us.
    1. 2.1 Heavily laden with things.
      a groaning table of rich food
      the groaning shelves of novelty Christmas releases
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of all the offerings on the groaning vegetable stalls, sweetcorn will be the first into the pot.
      • We piled in and carried off groaning bags of books as one last memento of a great Glasgow institution.
      • Served from early morning until 2pm, they consist of groaning sideboards piled with everything from freshly baked breads to cold meats and cheeses.
      • The caterers served scrumptious crab cakes, grilled lamb chops, scallops, sushi and a groaning board of desserts.
      • He might rejoice in his groaning store cupboards, but the labour is out of his hands.
      • Twelve months on they have acquired a groaning trophy cabinet and a growing American fan base.
      • The ancient pubs are filled to the groaning rafters with imbibing undergraduates.
      • The tiny waitress is back, peeping over two groaning plates.
      • In Premier Bookshop, the groaning shelves have their own tale to tell.
      • I had to flatten myself against the wall to allow fully-laden groaning shopping trolleys, with well-fed pushers, make their way for the car park.
 
 
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