Groan can be a verb or noun.
"giving a groan" is an idiom
John groaned when he lifted the weight.
John gave a groan when he saw the price of the car.
John groaned, "I can't see the show."
No, 'groan' does not mean 'complain'. Nor is it a word that one uses when one wants to complain. A dictionary might help you.Thanks
Is it o.k. if I use the word "groan" when I am not satisfied with something?
Yes, we sure do have the expression.No? You don't have the expression "moan and groan"?
It's not my first choice for "complain" but "They got home late, tired, and hungry, moaning and groaning about the length of the drive and the traffic" is pretty natural.
Would somebody give video links when somebody was groaning or giving a groan such as in these examples?Groan can be a verb or noun.
"giving a groan" is an idiom
John groaned when he lifted the weight.
John gave a groan when he saw the price of the car.
John groaned, "I can't see the show."
Would somebody give video links when somebody was groaning or giving a groan such as in these examples?
Is this an example of groaning or moaning?
When the nurse [STRIKE]injecting[/STRIKE] gave an injection to a small child, the child said ıhhhhhhhhh (=groaned) [STRIKE]in the hospital[/STRIKE].
When somebody encounter with a very bad smell, they utter a sound something like ihhhhhhhhh, or ehhhhhh. This sound is also deep and low, with narrowing eyes and pressing the teeths. I think everybody knows this feeling and the sound accompanied to it. So is this a characteristic case of to groan?Children who are scared of injections usually do a lot more than groan when they get one; they scream, cry, etc. You might groan if you found out you were going to have to work four hours extra every day next week. It's a low sound made deep in the throat with the mouth slightly open.
Note that the Turkish undotted I character doesn't exist in English.