groan
/ɡrəʊn/
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US voice -> groan
၁။ ~ (at sb/ sth); ~ (with sth) ညည်းသည်။ She groaned with pain. ❍ We all groaned at his terrible jokes. ❍ 'It hurts,' he groaned.
၂။ ကြိတ်သည့်မြည်သံ ထွက်သည်။ တကျွိကျွိ မြည်သည်။ The timbers groaned as the ship ploughed on through the stormy sea.
၃။ ~ (about/ over sth) (derog ) ညည်းညူသည်။ She's always groaning about how much work she has to do. ❍ Stop moaning and groaning and get on with your work.
n ညည်းသံ။ ညည်းညူသံ။ ကျွိကျွိမြည်သံ။ the groans of injured men ❍ give a groan of dismay ❍ (fig ) The chair gave a distinct groan as he sat down in it.
❏ groan beneath/ under sth [PHRV ] (fml ) ခါးစည်း ခံရသည်။ For years the people here have been groaning under the weight of heavy taxes.
❏ groan inwardly [IDM ] စိတ်ထဲက ညည်းသည်။ She groaned inwardly as she saw the fresh pile of work on her desk.
❏ groan with sth [PHRV ] ညွတ်နေသည်။ tables groaning with food.
- The floorboards groaned under the weight of the dancers.
- ‘Oh no, ’ he groaned when he saw who it was.
- The other people in the queue were moaning and groaning.
- [groan under/beneath] : The system was groaning under an avalanche of applications.
- [groan with/under] : The long tables were groaning under the weight of fresh fish.
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