GROAN


Meaning of GROAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɡrəun ]

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

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.