groan

Meanings

Plural: groans

Noun

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Verb

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
- "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"
To make a groan.
To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).
Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).
The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.

Synonyms

moan

Scrabble Score: 6

groan is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
groan is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
groan is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

groan is a valid Words With Friends word