groan Definition

groan
verb groaned, groaning

intr
1. To make a long deep sound in the back of the throat, expressing pain, distress, disapproval, etc.

Thesaurus: cry, moan, murmur, lament, wail, sigh, keen.
2. To utter or express something with or by means of a groan.

Thesaurus: moan, complain, object, protest.
intr
3. To creak loudly.
intr
4. To be weighed down or almost breaking.

Example: tables groaning with masses of food
Example: a system groaning under inefficiency

noun

1. An act, or the sound, of groaning.

Thesaurus: moan, cry, wail, sigh, lament, sob, whimper, bleat.

Derivative: groaner
noun

Derivative: groaning
noun, adj

Derivative: groaningly
adverb

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon granian.