Definitions of groan [ʊn]

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Definition of 'groan'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) groan
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

2.  groan
a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, etc.

3.  groan
a deep grating or creaking sound due to a sudden or continued overburdening, as with a great weight.

4. (v.i.) groan
to utter a deep, mournful sound expressive of pain or grief; moan.

5.  groan
to make a deep, inarticulate sound expressive of derision, disapproval, etc.

6.  groan
to make a sound resembling a groan; resound harshly:
The steps of the old house groaned under my weight.

7.  groan
to be overburdened or overloaded.

8. (v.t.) groan
to utter or express with groans.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME gronen, OE grānian, c. OHG grīnan to grimace)

Definition of 'groan'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) groan, moan
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

2. (verb) groan, moan
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
"The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"

Definition of 'groan'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) groan
to make a long low sound
We all groaned at the thought of the work to be done.; The wind groaned in the trees.

Definition of 'groan'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) groan
a low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans

2. (verb) groan
to give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan

3. (verb) groan
to strive after earnestly, as with groans

4. (verb) groan
to affect by groans

Translation of 'groan'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc) He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).
Afrikaans: kreun, sug, kerm, steun	Arabic: يَئِنُّ	Bulgarian: стена
Brazilian: gemer	Czech: (za)sténat, povzdechnout	German: stöhnen, ächzen
Danish: stønne; bugne	Greek: βογγώ	Spanish: gemir; gruñir
Estonian: oigama,ägama	Farsi: نالیدن	Finnish: vaikeroida
French: gémir	Hebrew: לְהֵיאָנַח	Hindi: कराहना
Croatian: stenjanje, gunđanje	Hungarian: nyög; sóhajt	Indonesian: menggeram
Icelandic: andvarpa, stynja	Italian: gemere; scricchiolare	Japanese: うめく
Korean: 끙끙거리다, 신음하다	Lithuanian: (su)dejuoti, vaitoti	Latvian: vaidēt; stenēt; līkt/lūzt
Malay: mengerang	Dutch: kreunen, kermen; kraken	Norwegian: stønne, bære seg
Polish: jęczeć	Persian: نالیدن	Pashto: زګيروى كول: ويركول: خواشي
Portuguese: gemer	Romanian: a geme	Russian: стонать; ломиться (под тя
Slovak: (za)stonať	Slovenian: ječati	Serbian: stenjati
Swedish: stöna, jämra sig, digna a	Thai: คราง	Turkish: inlemek
Taiwanese: 呻吟	Ukrainian: стогнати	Urdu: کراہنا
Vietnamese: rên rỉ	Chinese: 呻吟
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