GROAN
What does "GROAN" mean?
To make a long, low sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval.
Meanings
- To make a deep, prolonged sound in response to pain, despair, or annoyance. He groaned as he lifted the heavy box.
- To make a low creaking sound under strain or weight. The old floorboards groaned beneath their feet.
- A deep sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval. A collective groan went up when the flight was cancelled.
Word origin
From Old English 'grānian', of imitative origin — the word echoes the very sound it names, like 'moan' and 'groan' do for distress.
Remember it
GROAN and MOAN rhyme and both sound like the low note they describe.
A little poem
The whole staircase speaks-
old wood remembering each
weight it ever held.
haiku
Wordplay
- A really good pun and a really old chair get the same reaction: a long, deep groan.
What it teaches
A groan is the body telling the truth before the mouth decides whether to.
Quick facts
What does GROAN mean?
To make a long, low sound expressing pain, distress, or disapproval.
Is GROAN a valid word?
Yes — GROAN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GROAN?
GROAN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GROAN come from?
From Old English 'grānian', of imitative origin — the word echoes the very sound it names, like 'moan' and 'groan' do for distress.
What can GROAN teach us?
A groan is the body telling the truth before the mouth decides whether to.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.