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groan
noun [C] /ɡrəʊn/
/ɡroʊn/ Definition
C2 a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: We could hear the groans of the wounded soldiers.Sounds made by humans with their mouthsSadness and regretPain and painful › a complaining noise or phrase: He looked at the piles of dirty dishes and gave a groan of dismay.ComplainingSounds made by humans with their mouths
(Definition of groan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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