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groan

noun as in moan, complaint

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verb as in moan, complain

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I could see their glistening sweat and hear their groans as they strained at the ropes.

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“Unbelievable,” Eisenhower groaned on hearing of Khrushchev’s latest performance.

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The whale’s belly groaned with hunger, and he said, “I’d better chase down those squid before they go south too.”

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Video taken at the scene and shared with the Times shows Parias handcuffed on a curb, groaning in pain.

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