groan out

groan out

To say something in a low, guttural tone, often with difficulty or in a labored manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "groan" and "out." Luckily, the patient managed to groan her symptoms out before collapsing. He struggled to groan out his address to the 911 dispatcher. Before the paramedics took her away, was the victim able to groan out anything, like her name or what happened?

See also: groan, out

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groan something out

to say something with a groan. He groaned the name out. He groaned out the name of his assailant before he passed out.

See also: groan, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.