I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ loud
▪
He let out a loud ~ of frustration.
▪ little , slight , small , soft
▪ deep , low
▪ long
▪ muffled , quiet
▪ audible
▪ annoyed , exasperated , frustrated
▪ collective
VERB + GROAN
▪ emit , give , let out , utter
▪ bite back ( AmE ), hold back , stifle , suppress
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He stood up slowly with a ~ of pain.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of annoyance
PHRASES
▪ moans and ~s
▪
The doctors all ignored her moans and ~s.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ loudly
▪ quietly , softly
▪ slightly
▪ aloud , out loud
▪ inwardly , mentally , silently
▪
He ~ed inwardly at the thought of spending another day in that place.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , with
▪
Some of the patients were ~ing in/with pain.
▪ at , from
▪
He ~ed at/from the pain.
PHRASES
▪ moan and ~
▪
There's no point in moaning and ~ing about not having any money.