Meaning & use
groaning
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Making a low, mournful sound expressing pain, displeasure, or effort.
See it in a sentence
He was groaning in pain after twisting his ankle on the trail.
The old floorboards kept groaning under their footsteps.
A note on using this word
Groaning can describe both human sounds of discomfort and figurative creaking sounds, as in "a table groaning under the weight of food."
Words with a similar meaning
moaninggrumbling
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Words with an opposite meaning
cheering
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