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View usage for: (groʊn) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense groans, present participle groaning, past tense, past participle groaned1. verbIf you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something. Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain. [VERB + with] They glanced at the man on the floor, who began to groan. [VERB] She was making small groaning noises. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: moan, cry, sigh More Synonyms of groan Groan is also a noun. She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan. As his ball flew wide, there was a collective groan from the stands. 2. verbIf you groan something, you say it in a low, unhappy voice. 'My leg–I think it's broken,' Eric groaned. [VERB with quote] 3. verbIf you groan about something, you complain about it. His parents were beginning to groan about the price of college tuition. [VERB + about] [Also V, V that ]Synonyms: complain, object, moan [informal], grumble More Synonyms of groan Groan is also a noun. Listen sympathetically to your child's moans and groans about what she can't do. 4. verbIf wood or something made of wood groans, it makes a loud sound when it moves. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift. [VERB] 5. verbIf you say that something such as a table groans under the weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it. [emphasis] The bar counter groans under the weight of huge plates of the freshest fish. [V + under/with] ...a table groaning with food. [VERB-ing] 6. verb [usually cont]If you say that someone or something is groaning under the weight of something, you think there is too much of that thing. [disapproval] Consumers were groaning under the weight of high interest rates. [V + under] Bookshelves groan under the burden of books on threats to the environment. [V under n] More Synonyms of groan (ɡrəʊn) noun1. a prolonged stressed dull cry expressive of agony, pain, or disapproval 2. a loud harsh creaking sound, as of a tree bending in the wind 3. informal a grumble or complaint, esp a persistent one verb4. to utter (low inarticulate sounds) expressive of pain, grief, disapproval, etc they all groan at my puns 5. (intransitive) to make a sound like a groan 6. (intr, usually foll by beneath or under) to be weighed down (by) or suffer greatly (under) the country groaned under the dictator's rule 7. (intransitive) informal to complain or grumble Derived forms groaning (ˈgroaning) noun, adjective groaningly (ˈgroaningly) adverb Word origin Old English grānian; related to Old Norse grīna, Old High German grīnan; see gringroan in American English (groʊn) verb intransitive1. to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval 2. to make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain a heavy gate groaning on its hinges 3. 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 verb transitive4. to utter with a groan or groans noun5. a sound made in groaning Derived forms groaner (ˈgroaner) noun groaningly (ˈgroaningly) adverb Word origin ME gronien < OE granian, akin to grin, Ger greinen, to weep Examples of 'groan' in a sentencegroan British English: groan / ɡrəʊn/ VERB If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something. Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began to groan with pain. - American English: groan
- Arabic: يَئِنّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: gemer
- Chinese: 呻吟
- Croatian: stenjati
- Czech: sténat
- Danish: stønne
- Dutch: kreunen
- European Spanish: quejarse gemir
- Finnish: voihkaista
- French: gémir
- German: ächzen
- Greek: βογγώ
- Italian: lamentarsi
- Japanese: うなる
- Korean: 신음하다
- Norwegian: stønne
- Polish: jęknąć
- European Portuguese: gemer
- Romanian: a geme
- Russian: стонать
- Latin American Spanish: quejarse
- Swedish: stöna
- Thai: คราง
- Turkish: inlemek
- Ukrainian: гарчати
- Vietnamese: kêu rên
Chinese translation of 'groan' n (c) - (of pain)
呻吟 (shēnyín) (阵(陣), zhèn) - (of unhappiness)
哼声(聲) (hēngshēng) (声, shēng) - (of disappointment, disapproval)
嘘(噓)声(聲) (xūshēng)
vi - (in pain)
呻吟 (shēnyín) - (with disapproval)
嘟囔 (dūnang)
- [tree, floorboard]
发(發)出嘎吱声(聲) (fāchū gāzhīshēng)
vt "not again!" he groaned "够(夠)了！"他抱怨道 ("gòu le!" tā bàoyuàn dào)
Definition to give a long deep cry of pain, grief, or disapproval The man on the floor began to groan with pain. Definition to complain or grumble (informal) His parents were beginning to groan about the cost of it all. Synonyms objectbitch (slang) lament bemoan bellyache (slang) The timbers groaned and creaked in the wind. Definition a long deep cry of pain, grief, or disapproval She heard him let out a pitiful, muffled groan. Definition a grumble or complaint (informal) I don't have time to listen to your moans and groans. Additional synonymsDefinition to complain She was beefing about what he had done. Synonyms complain, carp, fuss, moan (informal), bitch (slang), groan, grieve, lament, grumble, whine, growl, deplore, grouse, gripe (informal), bemoan, whinge (informal), bleat, find fault, bewail, kick up a fuss (informal), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (US, slang) Definition a complaint I really don't have a beef with Wayne. Synonyms complaint, dispute, grievance, problem, grumble, criticism, objection, dissatisfaction, annoyance, grouse, gripe (informal), protestation, grouch (informal), remonstranceDefinition to complain or find fault He has many detractors who carp at his old-fashioned style. Synonyms find fault, complain, beef (slang), criticize, nag, censure, reproach, quibble, cavil, pick holes, kvetch (US, slang), hypercriticize, nit-pick (informal) |