I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
hoarse voice/whisper/groan etc
laugh/groan/cry etc aloud
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The pain made him cry aloud.
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She could have laughed aloud.
moaned and groaned
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He moaned and groaned all the way there.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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She groaned again and pushed a pillow over her head.
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He groaned again , but could watch no longer.
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What he saw there made him groan again .
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He despatched them and groaned again .
aloud
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She groaned aloud in pleasure when his kisses continued down to the swell of her bosom.
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As the high points of last night's blustering and boasting passed through her mind one by one, she groaned aloud .
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Her loins seemed to tear in protest, and she groaned aloud .
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And Madra there, also, he suddenly remembered, and groaned aloud as he thought of the complications ahead.
inwardly
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Tom took a look at his face and groaned inwardly .
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Oh, no, no, why did I let him? she groaned inwardly .
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I groan inwardly at the prospect of a night playing Happy Families with a bunch of desk-jockeys and number-crunchers.
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What had she done? she groaned inwardly .
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Then in the next instant she groaned inwardly , cursing her wayward thoughts.
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Consider the following brief passage: Mary heard the alarm and groaned inwardly , pulling the covers over her head.
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She groaned inwardly , and felt the blush unfold.
when
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He groaned when he realised how far away it was.
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The groaning when they roll over.
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He would groan when he realised, afterwards, how he had raged at Maria Filippa.
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Mitchell groaned when he saw her old backpack, utilitarian relic of hippie days.
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A Weighty Decision Tired of your scales groaning when you weigh yourself every morning?
■ NOUN
weight
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He was moaning and groaning from the enormous weight of it.
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They rocked them back and forth until the hinges groaned with their weight .
■ VERB
hear
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She heard Fen groan his own unbearable delight.
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Gabriel heard Lucie groan as he sank down.
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We heard Mike groaning as he swung himself into bed in the second bedroom.
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And, in spite of himself, he heard he was groaning quietly, like the men in the darkened room.
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The labouring engines could be heard groaning like a battery of tanks.
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Consider the following brief passage: Mary heard the alarm and groaned inwardly, pulling the covers over her head.
moan
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He was moaning and groaning from the enormous weight of it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Everyone groaned as Scott began to tell another one of his stupid jokes.
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The shelves groaned under the weight of hundreds of books.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, in spite of himself, he heard he was groaning quietly, like the men in the darkened room.
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As usual, only Zack and Jane seemed in high spirits as everyone else groaned and complained.
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Bernard would lie awake for hours waging his nightly battle with carnality, slapping it down, groaning.
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Gabriel heard Lucie groan as he sank down.
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He wiped at his thighs with the sponge, the effort making him groan .
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Mitchell groaned when he saw her old backpack, utilitarian relic of hippie days.
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The kids groaned and Mr Barraza grinned.
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To her intense disappointment, he groaned as one in pain, and dragged himself off her.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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She crawled out of bed, peered into the mirror, and gave a small groan .
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She gave an inner groan of despair.
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Her gaze slid round the unfamiliar room, then she suddenly gave a loud groan as everything slid back into place.
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Carew gave a little groan of exasperation.
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Alone, Kemp gave a tiny groan followed by a breathy laugh.
hear
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We could hear the groan of their engines for so long that we thought more vehicles were approaching.
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The first thing he heard was the groan of traffic over the suspension bridge at Northwest Twelfth Avenue.
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She heard muffled groans from the corner of the room by the television.
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Over all these sounds were heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded and dying....
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The crowd let out a groan when the ball was dropped and the other team scored.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Drinks in hand, the crowd around me erupted with groans of exasperation, the kind usually reserved for terrible puns.
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He didn't scream but she felt him tremble and he made a small, pathetic groan , like an angry puppy.
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Nor were the terrible creaks and groans so alarming now they could be identified.
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She heard muffled groans from the corner of the room by the television.
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The headmaster went back to his chair and sank into it, with a groan .
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The stone walls of our cottage groan and shudder as if tired of battling with the centuries of wind.
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Though he, too, let out little groans now and then.