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. (figuratively) To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
3. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Synonyms

moan

lament

sigh

complain

grumble

whimper

wail

whine

growl

roar

grunt

bemoan

cry

😢

mourn

deplore

creak

bewail

hum

grieve

sound

🔉

cry over

groaning

sough

beef

be ill

complaint

gripe

grouse

howl

mumble

snore

snort

sorrow

squeak

suffer

wailing

wheeze

kvetch

despair

lamentation

languish

cry of pain

moaning

croaking

be worried

murmur

mutter

plaint

plea

rail

Translations

gémir

stöhnen

ächzen

gemere

gemir

gemer

gémissement

grogner

zuchten

kreunen

gemido

râler

gemegar

gemido

Stöhnen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹəʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gronen

Inherited from Old English: grānian

Cognate with Scots: grain

Cognate with Dutch: grijnen

Cognate with German: greinen

Cognate with Swedish: grina

Inherited from Middle English: gron

In summary

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 .