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groaning

groa·ning

UK/ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ US/ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ common

adjective

1.

making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow

  • “the groaning wounded”
  • “moaning sounds in her sleep”
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Origin

From Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), 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 (“to groan”). Analyzable as groan + -ing.

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