GRONING Synonyms

• the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

• demanding attention

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

• a long loud emotional utterance

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

• a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

• a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

• making a low continuous indistinct sound

• a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

• a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone

• convulsive gasp made while weeping

• sorrowful through loss or deprivation

• loud cries made while weeping

• vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

• regret strongly

• an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

• indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

• an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

• indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

• sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

• feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

• feel sad about the loss or absence of

• decline formally or politely

• express with regret

• an utterance made by exhaling audibly

• a sound like a person sighing

• heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

• utter with a sigh

• a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

• move with a whining sound

• talk in a tearful manner

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• complain whiningly