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Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc
“Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him and heard him groan softly in pain.”
A complaint
“The guests did as instructed amongst groans and mutters.”
A low creaking sound made by an object under pressure
“The ship came to rest with a groan and the familiar sound of a powering-down engine.”
A crying out in grief
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall
Something that is personally annoying
Speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way
“I'm of the age where I have carte blanche to grumble and groan about Christmas.”
Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc
“Her eyes filled with tears as she looked at him and heard him groan softly in pain.”
(of an object) To make a low creaking sound when pressure or weight is applied
“Now my shelves groan under the weight of vinyl and CDs which remain unheard and unloved.”
To vomit or retch
Make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune
Put into words or song
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