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Definition groan in British English

groan noun

[countable] noun
/ɡrəʊn/
1

a long low sound that a person makes, especially when they are in pain or unhappy

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1.1

a long low sound made by something as it moves

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2

a complaint

Example

They've got the usual moans and groans like everybody else.

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Definition groan in British English