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groan

/ˈɡɹoʊ̯n/ noun C1
  1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. · let out a groan
  2. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
  3. A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Plural groans

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I have to groan heartrendingly in one of them, and it’s really hard to get up a good artistic groan, Marilla.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 185 · C1
You are simply good for nothing just now with your head stuffed full of dialogues and groans and tableaus.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 186 · C1
Did I groan all right?”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 198 · C1
When she had finished her meal, and was about to go back to the road of yellow brick, she was startled to hear a deep groan near by.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 25 · B2

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