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Groaning

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
  2. Ellipsis of groaning time (“childbirth, labour”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete

Equivalents

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Examples

“From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

groaning board groaning cheese Groans Groarke Groat groatland

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