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groan

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Synonyms: groin, roan, grown, groat, goan, growan, gran, groak, grogan, groen, groa

Antonyms: groin, roan, grown, groat, goan, growan, gran, groak, grogan, groen, groa

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Noun

  1. A [[low]], [[mournful]] [[sound]] [[utter]]ed in [[pain]] or [[grief]].
  2. A [[low]], [[guttural]] [[sound]] [[utter]]ed in [[frustration]], [[disapproval]], or [[ecstasy]].
  3. {{lb|en|of an [[object#Noun|object]]}} A [[low]] [[creak]]ing [[sound]] from [[applied]] [[pressure]] or [[weight]].

Verb

  1. To make a [[#Noun|groan]].
  2. {{lb|en|figurative}} To seemingly [[creak]] under the [[strain]] of being [[heavily]] [[laden]].
  3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[strive]] after [[earnestly]], as if with [[#Noun|groan]]s.

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