Groan

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɡɹəʊn/
• US enPR: ʹgrōn, IPA: /ɡɹoÊŠn/
• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Homophones: grown

Full definition of groan

Noun

1. A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
2. A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval.

Verb

1. To make a groan.We groaned at his awful jokes.The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
2. (obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
• HerbertNothing but holy, pure, and clear,
  Or that which groaneth to be so.

Anagrams

• argon
• Goran
• organ