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Webster 1828 Edition


Groaning

GROANING

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ppr.
Uttering a low mournful sound.

GROANING

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Noun.
The act of groaning; lamentation; complaint; a deep sound uttered in pain or sorrow.
I have heard the groaning of the children of
Israel. Ex.6.
1.
In hunting, the cry or noise of the buck.

Definition 2024


groaning

groaning

English

Adjective

groaning (not comparable)

  1. That groans.
  2. (figuratively) Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.

Translations

Noun

groaning (plural groanings)

  1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
  2. Making groans.

Translations

Verb

groaning

  1. present participle of groan