groaning

Significado (Inglês)

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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Sinônimos

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

Traduções

gémissement

stöhnend

ächzend

Stöhnen

Ächzen

Gestöhn

Gestöhne

Geächze

ächzen

grognement

sızlanarak

الأنين

inleyerek

تأفف

زحار

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: gronynge

Herdado de inglês arcaico: grānung

Cognato com inglês médio: gronende

Cognato com inglês arcaico: 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.