groan

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɡɹəʊn/
• (US) enPR: ʹgrōn, IPA: /ɡɹoʊn/

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• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Homophone: grown

Noun

groan (plural groans)

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

Translations

low mournful uttered sound

• French: râle (fr) m, râlement (fr) m

low guttural sound uttered in frustration or disapproval

• French: grognement (fr) m, grondement (fr) m

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• Aromanian: dzeamit (rup), shcljim (rup)
• Catalan: gemec (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呻吟聲 (cmn), 呻吟声 (cmn) (shēnyín shēng)

• Czech: zasténání (cs) n
• Danish: støn (da) n
• Dutch: zucht (nl),kreun (nl)
• Finnish: voihkaisu (fi), ähkäisy (fi)
• Friulian: gemude f
• German: Stöhnen (de) n
• Italian: gemito (it)
• Japanese: 呻き (ja) (うめき, umeki), 呻き声 (ja) (うめきごえ, umekigoe)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ناڵا

• Latin: gemitus (la)
• Norwegian: stønn (no) n
• Occitan: gemec (oc)
• Persian: ناله (fa) (nâla)
• Polish: jęk (pl) m
• Portuguese: gemido (pt) m
• Romanian: geamăt (ro)
• Russian: стон (ru) (ston) m
• Spanish: gemido (es)
• Swedish: stön (sv) n
• Turkish: inlemek (tr)

Verb

groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned)

1. To make a groan.

Translations

to make a groan

• Aromanian: dzem (rup), shcljimur (rup)
• Catalan: gemegar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呻吟 (cmn) (shēnyín)

• Czech: sténat (cs)
• Danish: stønne (da)
• Dutch: zuchten (nl)
• Finnish: voihkia (fi)
• French: râler (fr), gronder (fr), grogner (fr)
• Friulian: gemi
• German: ächzen (de), stöhnen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: στενάζω

• Italian: gemere (it)
• Japanese: 呻く (ja) (うめく, umeku)

• Jèrriais: honner
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ناڵاندن

• Latin: gemo (la)
• Norwegian: stønne (no)
• Occitan: gemegar (oc)
• Persian: نالیدن (fa) (nâlidan)
• Polish: jęczeć (pl)
• Portuguese: gemer (pt)
• Romanian: geme (ro)
• Russian: стонать (ru) (stonátʹ) impf.
• Sardinian: tunchiare (sc)
• Spanish: gemir (es), gruñir (es)
• Swedish: stöna

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