groan

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. To make a groan.
2. To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
3. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Concepts

groan

moan

lament

complain

sigh

grumble

whimper

wail

whine

growl

roar

grunt

bemoan

deplore

mourn

cry

creak

bewail

hum

cry over

groaning

sound

grieve

beef

gripe

grouse

suffer

howl

sough

be ill

squeak

wheeze

snore

complaint

wailing

snort

sorrow

mumble

bellyache

fuss

grizzle

mutter

complain about something

be worried

bellow

buzz

moaning

pour out one’s grievance

murmur

rumble

whir

languish

breathe hard

gruat

despair

plea

be narrow

become narrow

cry of pain

shout

grief

sing

grouch

kvetch

rail

appeal

bitch

kick

plaint

squawk

blow

grip

snuffle

lamentation

grouchy

croak

croaking

rasp

rattle

roaring

spoil

discomfort

displeasure

rump

whisper

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹəʊn/

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.

Sentences

Tony ends this with a groan .