| Front | groan |
|---|---|
| Back | groan verb, noun BrE /ɡrəʊn/ NAmE /ɡroʊn/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive, transitive] to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure moan He lay on the floor groaning. ~ with sth to groan with pain/pleasure ~ at sth We all groaned at his terrible jokes. ~ about sth They were all moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had. + speech ‘It's a complete mess!’ she groaned. ‘Don't move me,’ he groaned. 2 [intransitive] to make a sound like a person groaning moan The trees creaked and groaned in the wind. groan under the weight of sth (formal) used to say that there is too much of sth ˈgroan with sth (formal) to be full of sth tables groaning with food noun word origin example bank a long deep sound made when sb/sth groans moan She let out a groan of dismay. He fell to the floor with a groan. The house was filled with the cello's dismal squeaks and groans. |
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