groan
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groan
- /ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/ UK
- /ˈɡɹɵ̞ʊ̯n/ UK
- /ˈɡɹoʊ̯n/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɹɔʊ̯n/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɹəʉ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈɡɹɐʉ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɡɾon/ Scotland
- /ɡɾoːn/ Wales
Sounds like grown (toe–tow merger) · Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
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.
noun groans · groane · grane · grain · graen
- A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. let out a groan
- A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
- A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
verb groans · groaning · groaned · groane · grane
- To make a groan. We groaned at his awful jokes.
- To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. That night the table in the outer dining room was just groaning with good things.
- To strive after earnestly, as if with groans. Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: moan, sough, sigh, lament, wail, grumble, grunt, yowl, bawl, cry, keen, complain, whine, murmur, mutter, howl
Translations
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noun low mournful uttered sound
| Español | quejido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신음 sineum |
| 日本語 | 呻き umeki, 呻き声 umekigoe |
| Português | gemido |
| Français | râle, râlement, gémissement |
| Deutsch | Stöhnen |
| Русский | стон ston |
| العربية | آهَة ʔāha, أَنِين ʔanīn |
noun low guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval
| Português | suspiro |
|---|---|
| Français | grognement, grondement, gémissement |
| Deutsch | Seufzen, Ächzen |
noun low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight
| Deutsch | Knarren |
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Talk about this word "groan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/groan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. groan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/groan "groan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/groan.Cite this
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title = {groan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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