groan

== English == === Alternative forms === grane, grain, graen (Scotland) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/, /ˈɡɹɵ̞ʊ̯n/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹoʊ̯n/, /ˈɡɹɔʊ̯n/ (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʉ̯n/, /ˈɡɹɐʉ̯n/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɡɾon/ (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA(key): /ɡɾoːn/ Rhymes: -əʊn Hyphenation: groan Homophone: grown (toe–tow merger) === Noun === groan (plural groans) A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. (of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. ==== Alternative forms ==== groane (obsolete) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned) To make a groan. (figurative) To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans. ==== Alternative forms ==== groane (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nagor, grano, angor, organ, rango, rag on, Goran, Organ, Ongar, Angor, Agron, argon, Garon, Rogan, Grano, Ragon, orang, Ronga