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groan
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
groans; groaned; groaning
groans; groaned; groaning
Learner's definition of GROAN
1
a [no object] : to make a deep sound because of pain or some strong emotion (such as grief or disappointment)呻吟；叹息
- The wounded man groaned in/with pain.那个受伤的男人痛苦地呻吟。
- She groaned when she saw the bill.看到账单时她发出一声叹息。
- She groaned silently/inwardly when she saw the bill. [=she was upset when she saw the bill but she did not actually groan]看到账单时，她默默地/从心底里发出一声叹息。
b [+ object] : to say (something that expresses annoyance or unhappiness)哼哼声；不满声
- “Oh, no,” she groaned, “I'm going to have to start all over.”“哦，不，”她嘟嚷了一声说，“我不得不全部从头开始。”
- She groaned that she would have to start all over.她嘟囔了一声说她不得不全部从头开始。
2
[no object] : to complain about something抱怨
- Merchants are groaning over slow holiday sales.商人们不断抱怨假日销售量低迷。
- He's always moaning and groaning about his salary.他总是不断满腹牢骚地抱怨收入不高。
3
[no object] : to make a deep sound caused especially by weight or pressure（受重压而）吱嘎作响
- The chair groaned under his weight.他压得椅子吱嘎作响。
- groaning bookshelves = bookshelves groaning with (the weight of their) books [=bookshelves filled with books]吱嘎作响的堆满书的书架
— groan
noun, plural groans [count]- She let out a groan when she saw the bill.看到账单时她发出一声叹息。
- We could hear the groans of the wounded man.我们能听到那个受伤的男人发出的呻吟声。
- a groan of despair绝望的叹息
Example Sentences
The wounded man groaned in pain. She groaned when she saw the bill. “Oh, no,” she groaned, “I'm going to have to start all over.” She groaned that she would have to start all over. Merchants are groaning over slow holiday sales. He's always moaning and groaning about his salary. The chair groaned under his weight. See More
Recent Examples on the Web When a Google engineer claimed earlier this month that a company chatbot had become sentient, some artificial intelligence experts couldn’t help but groan. 
Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 29 June 2022 Some pundits are simply perma-bears that moan and groan about how the market will collapse taking you and civilization with it. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Staffers routinely groan about Youngkin’s early business hours. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 Older fans of the franchise may groan upon hearing the mention of Gen Z idealists, and Garcia understands that skepticism. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2022 After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022 Winslow couldn’t help but groan when told Nurkic had let the bear out of the bag. oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022 Techno-prophets of the 20th century envisioned a future free of bodies, and especially bodies that groan under the weight of social baggage—female bodies, Black bodies. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022 The Afghan children — mostly girls — share their favorite pop songs on a book club playlist and collectively groan whenever someone’s older relative comments off camera. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 See More
Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 29 June 2022 Some pundits are simply perma-bears that moan and groan about how the market will collapse taking you and civilization with it. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Staffers routinely groan about Youngkin’s early business hours. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 Older fans of the franchise may groan upon hearing the mention of Gen Z idealists, and Garcia understands that skepticism. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2022 After the comment was made, attendees in the chambers began to boo and groan at the comment, as Biden paused for a brief moment and continued his address. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022 Winslow couldn’t help but groan when told Nurkic had let the bear out of the bag. oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022 Techno-prophets of the 20th century envisioned a future free of bodies, and especially bodies that groan under the weight of social baggage—female bodies, Black bodies. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022 The Afghan children — mostly girls — share their favorite pop songs on a book club playlist and collectively groan whenever someone’s older relative comments off camera. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian; akin to Old High German grīnan to growl
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of groan was before the 12th century noun
verb
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