groannoun/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/

• 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

  A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

groanverb/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/

• 1

  To make a groan.

  • We groaned at his awful jokes.
  • The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
• 2

  To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.

  • That night the table in the outer dining room was just groaning with good things.
  • Bookshelves groan under the bloated weight of tomes detailing Great Straight Marriages.
• 3

  obsoleteTo strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

  • Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, / Or that which groaneth to be so.