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groan
verb [I] /ɡrəʊn/
/ɡroʊn/ Definition
C2 to make a deep long sound showing great pain or unhappiness: He collapsed, groaning with pain. [+ speech] "Not again," he groaned (= said in a low unhappy voice).Sounds made by humans with their mouthsSadness and regretPain and painful › to complain or speak unhappily: She's always moaning and groaning (= complaining a lot) about the weather.Complaining
(Definition of groan verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- bring a lump to your throat idiom
- compunction noun
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt trip noun
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- self-pity noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
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