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verb-intransitive. To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.

verb-intransitive. To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning.

v. To utter or express with groans or a groan.

n. The sound made in groaning.

n. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

n. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.

v. To make a groan.

verb-intransitive. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.

verb-intransitive. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.

v. To affect by groans.

n. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation.

To breathe with a deep murmuring sound expressive of grief or pain; utter a deep, low-toned, moaning sound: often used figuratively.

To long or strive with deep earnestness, and as if with groans.

To express disapproval of or to silence by means of groans: usually with down: as, the speaker was groaned down.

n. A low, deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief; figuratively, any natural sound resembling this, and having a mournful or dismal effect.

n. A deep murmuring sound uttered in derision or disapprobation: opposed to cheer or applause.

n. The noise made by a buck at rutting-time.

n. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

v. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

"Now he has followed it up with (groan) a sequel, _Maelstrom_; _groan_ because the commercial strategy of tying the two books together has necessitated weighing down virtually the first third of what could have just as well been a free-standing novel with a detailed recapitulation of the events of _Starfish_ and their relation to the surface world that almost had me giving up on the book."

groaned    groanes    groaning    groans   

utterance    vocalization    emit    let out    let loose    utter   

suffer    complain    grate   

groaned    groaning   

moan   

Bastogne    Bayonne    Capone    Cohn    Cologne    Dijon    Goan    Joan    Leone    Malone   

gasp    grunt    howl    growl    scream    sob    squeal    rumble    thud    chuckle