ALL meanings of groan
groan
G g - noun groan a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers. 1
- intransitive verb groan vocal sound: irritated 1
- noun groan a deep, inarticulate sound uttered in derision, disapproval, desire, etc. 1
- noun groan sound of object 1
- noun groan a deep grating or creaking sound due to a sudden or continued overburdening, as with a great weight: We heard the groan of the ropes as the crane lowered the heavy cargo into the ship's hold. 1
- noun groan vocal sound: pain 1
- verb without object groan to utter a deep, mournful sound expressive of pain or grief. 1
- intransitive verb groan complain 1
- verb without object groan to make a deep, inarticulate sound expressive of derision, disapproval, desire, etc. 1
- verb without object groan to make a sound resembling a groan; resound harshly: The steps of the old house groaned under my weight. 1
- verb without object groan to be overburdened or overloaded. 1
- verb without object groan to suffer greatly or lamentably: groaning under an intolerable burden. 1
- verb with object groan to utter or express with groans. 1
- noun groan Make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair. 1
- verb groan If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something. 0
- verb groan Groan is also a noun. 0
- verb groan If you groan something, you say it in a low, unhappy voice. 0
- verb groan If you groan about something, you complain about it. 0
- verb groan If wood or something made of wood groans, it makes a loud sound when it moves. 0
- verb groan If you say that something such as a table groans under the weight of food, you are emphasizing that there is a lot of food on it. 0
- verb groan If you say that someone or something is groaning under the weight of something, you think there is too much of that thing. 0
- noun groan a prolonged stressed dull cry expressive of agony, pain, or disapproval 0
- noun groan a loud harsh creaking sound, as of a tree bending in the wind 0
- noun groan a grumble or complaint, esp a persistent one 0
- verb groan to utter (low inarticulate sounds) expressive of pain, grief, disapproval, etc 0
- verb groan to make a sound like a groan 0
- verb groan to be weighed down (by) or suffer greatly (under) 0
- verb groan to complain or grumble 0
- intransitive verb groan to utter a deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval 0
- intransitive verb groan to make a creaking or grating sound, as from great strain 0
- intransitive verb groan to be weighed down or overburdened as to the point of groaning 0
- verb transitive groan to utter with a groan or groans 0
- noun groan a sound made in groaning 0