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Definition groan

Etymology

From Middle English gronen, from Old English gr?nian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-Germanic *grain?n? (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *gr?nan? (“to whine; howl; whimper”). Cognate with 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.

Noun

groan (plural groans)

  1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  2. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
  3. (of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Verb

groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned)

  1. To make a groan.
  2. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

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