groaning

adjectivenounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ//
United States//ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ//

That groans.

adjective

1
That groans.
2
figurativeHeavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.
We sat down to a groaning table and feasted all evening.

Etymology

From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), from Old English grānung; equivalent to groan + -ing. Conflated with Middle English gronende, present participle of gronen, from Old English grāniende, present participle of grānian (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing.

noun

1
A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.
2
Variant of groaning timeobsoleteEllipsis of groaning time (“childbirth, labour”).

verb

1
Also a form of groanpresent participle and gerund of groan

Forms

plural: groanings

Grit · A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one…grizzly · Grey-haired, greyish.groan · A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

groaning · That groans.

grocer · A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household…groceries · Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the…grocery · Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

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