Aeschylus

For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own sorrow, and groans on seeing another's happiness.

Greek Poet

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable.

American Businessman

Daisaku Ikeda

You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life.

Japanese Writer

Phil Elverum

My grandpa is the funniest person in the world, straight up. But mostly everyone in my family groans when he is 'on.' I am his biggest fan.

American Musician

Jim Norton

All major cities are the same. People have the same sensibilities and they get afraid of the same subjects, groaning at the same things.

American Comedian

Charles Spurgeon

I groan daily under a body of sin and corruption. Oh for the time when I shall drop this flesh, and be free from sin!

British Clergyman

Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.

American President

Harriet Tubman

Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.

American Activist

Robert Browning

But how carve way i' the life that lies before, If bent on groaning ever for the past?

English Poet

John Buchan

The best prayers have often more groans than words.

Scottish Politician

Used when someone is expressing physical discomfort or minor suffering.

Shows Discomfort

Indicates irritation about situations or minor inconveniences.

Expressing Annoyance

A groan doesn't have to be loud; it can be a quiet sound of frustration.

Not Always Loud

It's used for informal complaints, not usually serious or angry.

Mild Complaint

Shows a brief, often humorous expression of being fed up or exasperated.

Exasperation

Describes the noise of an object under pressure or strain.

Indicates Stress

Metaphorically suggests something may soon break or fail.

Predicting Failure

Often involuntary, as a response to overwhelming emotions.

Emotional Release

A soft groan can convey a slight feeling of dissatisfaction.

Subtle Displeasure

 from where we were at that point. And so she kept going in the rain, and kind of forcing the camels to walk. Right after I took this picture, one of her camels, Dookie, fell. And camels are like horses. If they break a leg, you basically have to put them down, because they... it doesn't heal. And he laid on the ground groaning

Alone Across the Outback...

 with such force that I saw stars. Then they strapped my legs and arms to the metal bed with thick leather straps. A sound came out of my mouth that I'd never heard half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly

A tale of mental illness...

 it creaks and groaned, made these really strange noises. And I remember when we were exploring it, I would look up into the ceiling and see TV sized rocks wedged up in the ice, half out, half in. Thinking to myself, I wonder how much protection my little thin helmet

Stunning Cave...

 for this part of the trip. The first night and day went smoothly, but by the second night, the weather turned. Waves tossed the boat around, and the timbers groaned. People below deck were crying, praying, recalling their loved ones. They were screaming.

Barat Ali Batoor: My...

 Over the next few months, she would craft the story of Frankenstein. Popular depictions may evoke a green and groaning figure, but that's not Mary Shelley's monster. In fact, in the book, Frankenstein refers to the nameless monster's maker,

Everything you need to...

 Clicks, pulses, whistles, groans, boings, cries, and trills, to name a few. But the most famous parts of this underwater symphony are the evocative melodies, or songs, composed by the world's largest mammals,

Why do whales sing? -...

 and i believe you can learn about human behavior by studying chip behavior so i said where did she get her college degree didn't go to college more groans and the research committee is just about to say

A Man of the World PIPE...

 months are long they're extendable jaw help suck up food the edible bets are groaned up on tiny teeth at the back of the mouth while the rest is spat out the

How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...

 with me she sleeps on the bottom of the sea what did the deep sea say tell me what did the PC say it morning groan and

One of the Dirtiest...

 just a little bit of very satisfied grunting and groaning

Groan

Shows Discomfort

Expressing Annoyance

Not Always Loud

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