Plural of groan
regular plural
The plural of groan is groans.
Forms of groan
| Singular | groan /ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | groans /ɡɹoʊnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Groans in a sentence
- The hack comic produced a rubber chicken, to the groans and boos of the audience.From the entry rubber chicken
- He made several bad-taste jokes to groans from the audience.From the entry to
- Aural communication includes spoken words and paralexical sounds (groans, screams, whimpers); sound effects (wind, a car starting up and driving away); and music.From the entry paralexical
- There were low groans of pain as the field plunged into the perishingly cold water.2009 January 5, Matthew Weaver, “Our man in the ... Annual mud race in Essex”, in The Guardian. From the entry perishingly
- Inside the atmosphere was rank and caliginous: fumes rose from puddles, groans sifted through the shadows.1981, T[homas] Coraghessan Boyle, “The Niger”, in Water Music, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, →ISBN; republished London: Granta Books…. From the entry caliginous
Meaning of groan
- noun A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- noun A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
- noun A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
Questions about the plural of groan
- What is the plural of groan?
- The plural of groan is groans.
- Is groan countable?
- Groan is a countable noun.
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