groan

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɡɹəʊn/
• (America) enPR: ʹgrōn, IPA: /ɡɹoʊn/

Noun

groan (plural groans)

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

Translations

• French: râle, râlement, gémissement
• German: Stöhnen
• Portuguese: gemido
• Russian: стон
• Spanish: gemido

Translations

• French: grognement, grondement, gémissement
• German: Seufzen, Ächzen
• Portuguese: suspiro
• Spanish: gruñido

Translations

• German: Knarren

Verb

groan (groans, present participle groaning; past and past participle groaned)

1. To make a groan.

   We groaned at his awful jokes.

   The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.

2. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

   • Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.

Translations

• French: râler, gronder, grogner, gémir
• German: ächzen, stöhnen
• Italian: gemere
• Portuguese: gemer
• Russian: стона́ть
• Spanish: gemir, gruñir

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