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Groan
Definitions
- 1 A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- 2 an utterance expressing pain or disapproval wordnet
- 3 A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
- 4 A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
- 1 To make a groan.
"We groaned at his awful jokes."
- 2 indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure wordnet
- 3 To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. figuratively
"That night the table in the outer dining room was just groaning with good things."
- 4 To strive after earnestly, as if with groans. obsolete
"Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so."
Etymology
From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”). Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”). The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.
From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”). Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”). The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.
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