groan ~ grown:
[both have the same pronunciation that rhymes with ‘loan’]
groaning in pain
groaning in pain
“Groan” (noun & verb — for the right pronunciation of groan, please click here) is ‘a deep sad sound made by people or animals when in pain, worry, bad-mood, etc. or out of pleasure’; to make such a sound’,
e.g.
It is not surprising to hear groans at a dental clinic.
The wounded man groaned continually the whole night.
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gown up four inches tall
“Grown” (for the right pronunciation of grown, please click here), is the past participle from of the verb word ‘grow’ which means ‘to increase in size, age, number, area, etc.’; ‘to become matured, more sensible, wiser’: grow – grew – grown – growing
Peter Bensley — a child artist grown up as an actor
e.g.
My nephew has grown several centimetres these few months.
The trees had grown so tall that we had to saw the tops off in order to prevent them from rubbing against electricity wires.
