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GROAN, L. grunnio Heb. to cry out, to groan L. rana, a frog.

1. To breathe with a deep murmuring sound to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow.

For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burdened. 2 Corinthians 5

2. To sigh to be oppressed or afflicted or to complain of oppression. A nation groans under the weight of taxes.

GROAN, n. A deep mournful sound, uttered in pain, sorrow or anguish.

1. Any low, rumbling sound as the groans of roaring wind.
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Entry for 'Groan'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​g/groan.html.
 
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