Dutch-English translations for zuchten

groan
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We groaned at his awful jokesThe wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet
sigh
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I can already hear honourable Members sighing that this story has dragged on and on, but it is now on the point of resolution. Nu hoor ik de collega's al zuchten omdat dit nogal een langlopende geschiedenis kent, maar het staat nu in de resolutie. When she saw it wasnt damaged, she sighed with reliefHe sighed. It was going to be a long night

whimper
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The lonely puppy began to whimper as soon as we left the room."Master, please dont punish me!" he whimpered.
yearn
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All I yearn for is a simple life.