groan
/ˈɡɹoʊn/
nounverb
Familiar
1.n.an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
2.v.indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
“The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”
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groan and grown are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. groan means “an utterance expressing pain or disapproval”. grown means “(of animals) fully developed”. grown is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɡɹoʊn/
1.n.an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
2.v.indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
“The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”
/ˈɡɹoʊn/
1.adj.(of animals) fully developed
“an adult animal”
| groan | grown | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹoʊn/ | /ˈɡɹoʊn/ |
| Said | grohn | grohn |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Core |
| Synonyms | moan | adult, big, full-grown |
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