groan

Universal Words verb, noun verb 1 ~ (at / with sth) to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure: [V] to groan with pain / pleasure * He lay on the floor groaning. * We all groaned at his terrible jokes. * They were all moaning and groaning (= complaining) about the amount of work they had. * [Vspeech] 'It's a complete mess!' she groaned. * 'Don't move me,' he groaned. 2 [V] to make a sound like a person groaning: The trees creaked and groaned in the wind. IDIOMS groan under the weight of sth (written) used to say that there is too much of sth PHRASALVERBS groan with sth (written) to be full of sth: tables groaning with food noun a long deep sound made when sb/sth groans: 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.