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. groan inwardly be distressed. groaner n. groaningly adv.
[ OE granian f. Gmc, rel. to GRIN ]