v. & n.
--v.
1. a intr. make a deep sound expressing pain, grief, or disapproval. b tr. utter with groans.
2 intr. complain inarticulately.
3 intr. (usu. foll. by under, beneath, with) be loaded or oppressed.
--n. the sound made in groaning.
Phrases and idioms:
groan inwardly be distressed.
Derivatives:
groaner n. groaningly adv.
Etymology: OE granian f. Gmc, rel. to GRIN