groaning
present participle ofgroan
| 单词 | groaning |
| 释义 | groaning present participle ofgroan groan verb[I] uk/ɡrəʊn/us/ɡroʊn/C2 to make adeep,longsoundshowinggreatpainorunhappiness: Hecollapsed, groaning withpain. [+ speech]"Not again," he groaned(= said in alowunhappyvoice). tocomplainorspeakunhappily: She's alwaysmoaningandgroaning(=complaininga lot)about theweather.
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sadness and regret Pain & painful Complaining Idiomgroan with/under (the weight of)something Examplesofgroaninggroaning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Groaningand screaming throughout the sessions, he was neither willing nor able to verbalize the terror that seized him. From theCambridge English Corpus They are now most remarkable for their weight, only thegroaningshelves testify to their existence, and thus they can begin to be thought of as something other than literature. From theCambridge English Corpus Such was thegroaningand creaking. From theCambridge English Corpus Whining,groaning, grating, gurgling, snarling, even screeching, could all make telling contributions where appropriate. From theCambridge English Corpus Vocal and physical expressions of anguish permissible to little children or to women of various ages - crying,groaning, screaming - are not socially acceptable for grown men outside a hospital ward. From theCambridge English Corpus As at present organised, they are constantlygroaningand creaking under the burden of their increased criminal business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be achieved only at great administrative cost, and the country is alreadygroaningunder the weight of too much administration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Private enterprise at the present time isgroaningunder the burdens of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the people who are moaning andgroaninghere this afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole country isgroaningunder a burden of taxation so heavy that it is materially diminishing our chance of recovery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They, together with the teachers, civil servants and gas workers, who have all beengroaningunder the burden, are sent empty away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been moaning andgroaning, but people have carried on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have said, first, that industry has beengroaningunder a burden of taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have inherited a systemgroaningunder the burden of bureaucracy and inefficiency, and we are determined to get people off benefit and into work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend says the ratepayer isgroaningunder the burden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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