groan in

Frequency: 6.56.1 per million words

used with words like 'pain' to show the cause

groangroan + PREPOSITION

Categories:

in

Examples (10)

  • Some of the patients were groaning in pain.
  • He fell to the ground, groaning in agony.
  • She groaned in frustration when the computer crashed.
  • The crowd groaned in disappointment at the missed goal.
  • He woke up groaning in discomfort from the hard floor.
  • The trapped beast groaned in fury.
  • I heard him groan in despair when he saw the bill.
  • She groaned in annoyance at the stupid question.
  • The old stairs groaned in protest under the heavy weight.
  • They groaned in dismay when the rain started.