groan

Definition of Groan in English :

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Noun

1. groan, moan

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

moan

Verb

2. groan, moan

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

Example Sentences:
'The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets'
'The ancient door soughed when opened'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Groan

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noun

1.

a prolonged stressed dull cry expressive of agony, pain, or disapproval

2.

a loud harsh creaking sound, as of a tree bending in the wind

3. informal

a grumble or complaint, esp a persistent one

verb

4.

to utter (low inarticulate sounds) expressive of pain, grief, disapproval, etc

they all groaned at Larry's puns

5. (intransitive)

to make a sound like a groan

6. (intr, usually foll by beneath or under)

to be weighed down (by) or suffer greatly (under)

the country groaned under the dictator's rule

7. (intransitive) informal

to complain or grumble

Groan

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verb intransitive

1.

to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval

2.

to make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain

a heavy gate groaning on its hinges

3.

to be weighed down or overburdened as to the point of groaning

a table groaning beneath a Christmas feast, a people that groaned under tyranny

verb transitive

4.

to utter with a groan or groans

noun

5.

a sound made in groaning

Groan

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v. groaned, groan·ing, groans

v.intr.

1. To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.

2. To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning.

v.tr.

To utter or express with groans or a groan.

n.

The sound made in groaning.

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