groan

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

groansgroanegranegraingraen

1.
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
let out a groan
2.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
3.
(of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

groans

V_ing/Gerund

groaning

V_ed/pp

groanedgroane

1.
To make a groan.
We groaned at his awful jokes.
The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
3.
(obsolete)To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (to groan; lament; murmur), from *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (to howl; weep), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (to whine; howl; whimper).