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groanings

UK/ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋz/US/ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋz/

groanings is the plural of groaning.

Meaning of groaning

Noun

groaning (plural groanings)

  1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
    • From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.1997, Helen Papanikolas, A Greek Odyssey in the American West, page 5

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Words that rhyme with groanings

Questions about groanings

What is groanings the plural of?
Groanings is the plural of groaning.
How do you pronounce groanings?
Groanings is pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋz/ (US).

Words near groanings in the dictionary

  1. groaning board
  2. groaning boards
  3. groaning cheese
  4. groaning cheeses
  5. groaningly
  6. groanings
  7. groanless
  8. groans
  9. groansome
  10. groanworthy
  11. groany

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