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zuchten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • groan noun A low, drawn-out sound made when someone is in pain, upset, or annoyed.
  • sigh verb To let out a long, audible breath, usually as a sign of tiredness, sadness, relief, or frustration.
  • whimper verb To cry or make small, weak, broken sounds, usually from pain, fear, or distress.
  • yearn verb To have a deep, often wistful longing for something or someone.

Senses

zuchten is used for these senses in English:

  • groan To make a groan.
  • sigh (intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
  • whimper To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
  • yearn (intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

groan — full definition

  1. noun A low, drawn-out sound made when someone is in pain, upset, or annoyed.
  2. verb To make this kind of low, unhappy sound.

sigh — full definition

  1. verb To let out a long, audible breath, usually as a sign of tiredness, sadness, relief, or frustration.
  2. noun A long, audible breath let out to express tiredness, sadness, relief, or frustration.

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