groan

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Lizzie knew very well that she could lift the box by her own unaided exertions, and that the groan was at any rate unnecessary Supposing somebody were to steal that on the way," said Lord George to her, not in his pleasantest tone Do not suggest anything so horrible," said Lizzie, trying to laugh I shouldn't like it at all," said Lord George I don't think it would make me a bit unhappy.

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  1. intransitive verb To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.
  2. intransitive verb To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning.
  3. transitive verb To utter or express with groans or a groan.

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  1. Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian.

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  1. Early modern English also grone (Scots grane, grain); from Middle English gronen, from Anglo-Saxon grānian, lament, murmur; akin to Anglo-Saxon grennian, snarl, grin, Middle English grinnen, grennen, snarl, grin, howl, Icelandic grenja, howl, etc.; both secondary verbs, the primary appearing in Old High German grīnan, grin, snarl, grumble, growl, etc.: see grin, and cf. grunt.
  2. from groan, v.
 

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