groan

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/

The English word “groan” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

verb

To make a groan.
To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

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…

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