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| groan [ grōn ] |
noun (plural groans) |
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1. mournful sound: a long low cry expressing pain or misery
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2. loud creaking sound: a loud creaking sound of something affected by pressure
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3. grievance: an aggrieved complaint
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informal
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verb (past and past participle groaned, present participle groan·ing, 3rd person present singular groans) |
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| Definition: |
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1. intransitive verb moan: to utter a moan
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2. transitive verb say something with groan: to express something by means of a groan
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3. intransitive verb make loud creaking sound: to make a loud creaking sound as a result of pressure
  The floorboards groaned under their weight.
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4. intransitive verb complain: to complain in an aggrieved way
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informal
)
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| [ Old English grānian< Indo-European, "be open"] |
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| groan·er noun |
| groan·ing·ly adverb |
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