groaning

Meanings

Adjective

• That groans.
• Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.

Noun

• A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.

Verb

• Present participle of groan

Origin

• From Middle English gronyng, 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. Analyzable as groan + -ing.