Collocations for "groan"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "groan" in context.
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groan
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- groaned [when, as, at]
- groaned in [pain, agony]
- groaned [loudly, inwardly, softly]
- groaned [aloud, out loud]
- groaned with [pleasure, pain]
- groaned at the [realization, thought, idea] (of)
- groaned to himself
- groan at his jokes
- (always) groaning about [work, the assignment, her relationship]
- (always) moaning and groaning
- groaning under the weight (of)
- a groan of frustration
- let out a [loud, frustrated] groan
- heard a groan from the [crowd, audience, class]
- groans were coming from the [crowd]
- the [player, team, announcement] was greeted by groans
- let out a groan when he [heard, found out] (that)
- what was that groan all about?
- the groans of [dying, wounded] [soldiers, victims]
- sexually explicit: let out a groan of pleasure
- sexually explicit: could hear her groans [in the room next door, through the walls]
'groan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):