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.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is groan a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, groan is tagged as verb.
Does groan appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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