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Groan is defined as to give a deep sound of pain or displeasure.

(verb)

An example of to groan is to moan over a swollen limb.

The definition of a groan is a deep sound of pain or displeasure.

(noun)

An example of a groan is a sound of someone struggling to carry a heavy package.

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See groan in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval
to make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain: a heavy gate groaning on its hinges
to be weighed down or overburdened as to the point of groaning: a table groaning beneath a Christmas feast, a people that groaned under tyranny

Origin: ME gronien < OE granian, akin to grin, Ger greinen, to weep

transitive verb

to utter with a groan or groans

noun

a sound made in groaning

Related Forms:

groaner noun
groaningly adverb

See groan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb groaned, groan·ing, groans

verb, intransitive

To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure.
To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning.

verb, transitive

To utter or express with groans or a groan.

noun

The sound made in groaning.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English gronen

Origin: , from Old English grānian

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Related Forms:

groanˈer noun

groanˈing·ly adverb

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