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Groan vs Bewail - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between groan and bewail

is that groan is to make a groan while bewail is to wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

As a noun groan

is a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

groan

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a groan.
    • We groaned at his awful jokes.
    The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
  • (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
  • * Herbert
    • Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.

    Anagrams

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    bewail

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, / Which to this hour bewail the injury.

    Synonyms

    * bemoan * grieve * lament

    Derived terms

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