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groaningly
Variant of groan
intransitive verb
- to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval
- to make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain: a heavy gate groaning on its hinges
- to be weighed down or overburdened as to the point of groaning: a table groaning beneath a Christmas feast, a people that groaned under tyranny
transitive verb
to utter with a groan or groans
noun
a sound made in groaning
Related Forms:
- groaner noun
- groaningly adverb
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