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- Dictionarygroaning/ˈɡrəʊnɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. denoting a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.: "he made groaning sounds and took laboured breaths"
- 2. denoting a low creaking sound made by an object under pressure: "the pillar gave a huge groaning noise and crumbled"
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to find it difficult to manage or continue because you have too much of something: After little investment in infrastructure for 25 years, the transport system is groaning. The hospitals are already groaning with urgent cases. Households are groaning under unprecedented amounts of debt. They groan under the weight of too many expectations.
1. To voice a deep, inarticulate sound, as of pain, grief, or displeasure. 2. To make a sound expressive of stress or strain: floorboards groaning. v.tr. To utter or express with groans or a groan. n. The sound made in groaning. [Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian .] groan′er n. groan′ing·ly adv.
to find it difficult to manage or continue because you have too much of something: After little investment in infrastructure for 25 years, the transport system is groaning. The hospitals are already groaning with urgent cases. Households are groaning under unprecedented amounts of debt.
1. : to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance. groaned when she saw the bill. 2. : to make a harsh sound (as of creaking) under sudden or prolonged strain. The chair groaned under his weight. transitive verb. : to utter or express with groaning. groaned their despair. groan noun. Synonyms. moan. wail.
A groan is a sound of pain or disapproval that doesn't consist of words, usually heard after homework is assigned or bad jokes are told. People groan for lots of reasons: headaches, stomachaches, traffic jams, and bad news are just a few groan-worthy things that can provoke that moaning, "uuugghhhhh" sound.
Definition of groan verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Groan definition: a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. See examples of GROAN used in a sentence.
A groan is a brief, strong, deep-throated sound emitted involuntarily under pressure of pain or suffering: The wounded man groaned when they lifted him. A moan is a prolonged, more or less continuous, low, inarticulate sound indicative of suffering, either physical or mental: She was moaning after the operation.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun groaning mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun groaning. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
groan meaning, definition, what is groan: to make a long deep sound because you ar...: Learn more.
