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groan

noun as in moan, complaint

verb as in moan, complain

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Redick didn’t want to credit Golden State, and judging from the number of groans from a crowd that didn’t stick around until the end, it’s hard to blame him.

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Upon hearing the words, “Mom’s not coming back anymore,” Isaac, Israel and Afrika are hysterical, groaning and crying while falling to the ground.

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She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards.

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That would have forced in the tying run had Turang not instinctively danced out of the way, eliciting a groan from the sold-out crowd.

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“He’s coming,” the children cried, when the bus groaned to a halt at 9:35 p.m.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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