groaning

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan +‎ -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnɪŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnɪŋ === Adjective === groaning (not comparable) That groans. (figuratively) Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === groaning (plural groanings) A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. (obsolete) Ellipsis of groaning time (“childbirth, labour”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === groaning present participle and gerund of groan === Anagrams === oranging, organing