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Webster 1913 Edition
Groan
Groan
,Verb.
T.
To affect by groans.
Groan
,Noun.
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
Such
groans
of roaring wind and rain. Shakespeare
The wretched animal heaved forth such
groans
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Groan
GROAN
,Verb.
I.
1.
To breathe with a deep murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow. For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burdened. 2 Cor.5.
2.
To sigh; to be oppressed or afflicted; or to complain of oppression. A nation groans under the weight of taxes.GROAN
,Noun.
1.
Any low, rumbling sound; as the groans of roaring wind.Definition 2024
groan
groan
English
Noun
groan (plural groans)
- A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.
Translations
low mournful uttered sound
low guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval
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Verb
groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned)
- To make a groan.
- We groaned at his awful jokes.
- The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
- (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
- Herbert
- Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.
- Herbert
Translations
to make a groan
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