groaner

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groan

(grōn)

v. groaned, groan·ing, groans

v.intr.

1. To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.

2. To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning.

v.tr.

To utter or express with groans or a groan.

The sound made in groaning.

[Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian.]

groan′er n.

groan′ing·ly adv.

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groaner

(ˈɡrəʊnə)

1. a person or thing that groans

2. informal an bad or corny joke or pun

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groaner - a person who groans

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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