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groan verb
/grəʊn/
/groʊn/ v [I] Definition
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to make a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappinessHe collapsed, groaning with pain.
[+ speech] "Not again, " he groaned (= said in a low unhappy voice).
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to complain or speak unhappilyShe's always moaning and groaning (= complaining a lot) about the weather.
(Definition of groan verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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