groaning

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) That groans.
2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.

Noun

1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete) Ellipsis of groaning time (“childbirth, labour”).

Verb

present participle and gerund of groan

groan

• Noun
• Verb

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Concetti

sospiro

sinonimi

moaning

groan

complaining

whimpering

snuffling

moan

roaring

sobbing

thunder

🌩️

wailing

weeping

fit of crying

exclamation of surprise

clicking

hum note

creaking

grumbling

humming

illness

mumbling

Traduzioni

gémissement

stöhnend

ächzend

grognement

Stöhnen

Ächzen

Geächze

Gestöhn

Gestöhne

ächzen

الأنين

inleyerek

تأفف

زحار

زحير

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: gronynge

Ereditato da inglese antico: grānung

Affine inglese medio: gronende

Affine inglese antico: grāniende

In summary

From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing.