Roleset groan.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to utter with a groan":

Roles:

Arg0:groaner


Arg1:groan at

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all arguments (-)
He often groans , he says [0] [*T*-3] , at the `` clutter '' of sports stories about drugs , alcohol , gambling and some player 's lament `` about the miserly millions [0] he is offered [*-1] [*T*-2] [*-1] to play the game . ''
Arg0:	He
ArgM-TMP:	often
REL:	groans
Arg1-at:	the `` clutter '' of sports stories about drugs , alcohol , gambling and some player 's lament `` about the miserly millions [0] he is offered [*-1] [*T*-2] [*-1] to play the game

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


intransitive (-)
The crowd groans , Mr. Jones shakes his head , the Cowboys lose the game .
Arg0:	The crowd
REL:	groans