Clues for the word "GROAN"
We've had 118 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 189 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on December 25, 2025.
Definition of groan
- v. i. - To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.
- v. i. - To strive after earnestly, as with groans.
- v. t. - To affect by groans.
- n. - A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans.
Referring Clues
- [Not that one again!]
- Complain
- [Oh no!]
- Slave's response
- Reaction to bad news
- [Oh, that's awful!]
- Response to a bad pun
- [Man, this is heavy!]
- It often follows a pun
- Bad pun response
- [Not more homework!]
- Wordless "Ouch!"
- This might follow a bad pun
- React to an outrageous pun
- Reaction to a pun, perhaps
- Pun reaction, perhaps
- Reaction to a pun, often
- Pun follower, at times
- ["Oh no!"]
- What a lame joke might elicit
- Reaction to a pun
- Sound of pain
- Corny joke reaction
- [That's an old one!]
- Reaction to a bad joke
- Complain, so to speak
- Show displeasure
- Haunted house sound
- Painful sound
- Response to a weak joke, perhaps
- Punster's reward
- Music to a punster's ears
- Pun reaction
- Moan and ___ (complain)
- React to a pun
- Pained sound
- Pun reaction
- Pun response
- Ghostly noise
- Bad-joke response
- [I've heard that one too often]
- Sound of distress
- Mournful cry
- "Ouch!" relative, in response to a pun
- Response to "Clean your room," perhaps
- Pun reaction, maybe
- Sound unimpressed
- Pun reaction, often
- Heaver's vocalization
- Response to a weak joke
- Mutter of protest
- "Aw, mom!" sound
- Sound from a haunted house
- Reaction to "Take my wife, please!"
- Pop quiz reaction, perhaps
- Reveal that one's in pain
- Reaction to pain
- Moan and ___
- Cry in pain
- Bemoan
- Reaction to a horrible joke
- "Oh, that's a horrible pun" reaction
- Partner of moan
- Organ (anag) - lament
- Expression of pain or disapproval
- Cry of a little old lady possessing nothing
- Sound the organ made
- Moan
- Cry out for endless orange squash!
- Grumble
- Labelling, at the bottom, horse for beef
- Make pained sound
- Good horse providing beef
- Utterance expressing pain or disapproval
- Express dissatisfaction
- "Do I have to?" accompaniment, say
- Complain, moan & ___
- Good horse beef
- Utter stress of putting grand on horse
- Playing organ may cause complaint
- Outcry as organ explodes
- Punster's reward?
- Bellyache
- Express stress, in a way
- "Aw, mom!" utterance
- Reaction to a bad pun
- What to do when an organ is out of order
- Sound of distress from good horse
- Sound of a maladjusted organ?
- [Ugh, not this again!]
- A pun can induce one
- Reaction to a "dad joke"
- Harsh sound
- Sound of distress when girl's first put on horse
- Preceder of "Do I have to?"
- Cry when an organ's out of order
- Complaint of a little old lady who has nothing
- Gripe
- Mournful sound
- Lament
- "Do I have to?" sound
- React to a dad joke
- Response to a computer crash
- Frequent response to a dad joke
- Response to a bad joke
- Sound organ composition
- [Not again!]
- Cry of anguish from an Indian outright!
- (That was corny!)
- Let everyone know you're in pain
- [What a joke!]
- [But I don't wanna do my homework!]
- Classic reaction to a pun
- Cry of pain
- 61-Across and ___ (complain)
- [Here we go again]
- React to a bad joke
- Complain, grumble
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - December 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 26, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - November 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 30, 2025
- LA Times - August 31, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 28, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - August 20, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 05, 2025
- New York Times - March 22, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - March 07, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 25, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 24, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 31, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - October 31, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - October 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 01, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - September 11, 2024
- USA Today - August 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 01, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 10, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - May 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - April 19, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - April 02, 2024
- USA Today - March 18, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 29, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - December 25, 2023
- LA Times - November 24, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - November 09, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 11, 2023
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