groan
groan is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.
- intransitive verb. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.
- transitive verb. To affect by groans.
- noun. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans.
- noun. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
- verb. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
"The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"
"The ancient door soughed when opened"
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Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in groan:
agron, angor, argon, garon, goran, grano, nagor, orang, organ, rogan, ronga
Common word forms
groans, groaned, groaner, groanful, groaning
Words from these letters
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