v.
- make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, or pleasure.
- make a low creaking sound when pressure or weight is applied.
-
(groan beneath/under)
be oppressed by.
n.
a groaning sound.
Derivative
- groaner n.
- groaning adj.
- groaningly adv.
Etymology
OE grānian, of Gmc origin; prob. rel. to grin.