groan

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verb

/ɡroʊn/

present tense
I/you/we/they	groan
he/she/it	groans
present participle	groaning
past tense	groaned
past participle	groaned

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groan noun

1
[intransitive] to make a long low sound, for example because you are in pain or unhappy
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1. a.
  if wood, metal, or another material groans, it makes a long low sound as it moves
  The floorboards groaned under the weight of the dancers.
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2
[intransitive/transitive] to speak about something in a way that shows you are unhappy
“Oh no,” he groaned when he saw who it was.
The other people in the line were moaning and groaning.
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3
[intransitive] if one thing groans under another, it can only just support or bear it
groan under/beneath:
The system was groaning under an avalanche of applications.
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1. a.
  British if a table groans with food, there is a lot of food on it
  groan with/under:
  The long tables were groaning under the weight of fresh fish.
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