groan
noun
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
will groan
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future tenseof groan.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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While many people will groan at the prospect of another general election, there are others for whom the poll affords another fleeting moment in the spotlight.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2019
They never stop settling, and on a cool night, ancient pipes will groan.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2016
He doesn’t talk about his ex-wife, a marriage therapist in L.A., though if you press, he will groan like a child getting checked for strep throat and eventually say “she’s great” and a “fine person.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2016
The government’s finances also will groan beneath the weight of the Department of Homeland Security, the 216,000- employee bureaucracy created to protect Americans from additional terrorist attacks.
From BusinessWeek ● May 12, 2011
Carouse, laugh, and be cruel to-day; to-morrow you will be hungry and you will groan: Ah, we have delayed too long!
From I.N.R.I. A prisoner's Story of the Cross by Peter Rosegger
