groan
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verb no object
1. make a deep inarticulate sound in response to pain or despair:
〈人が〉 «苦痛・不満・歓喜などで/…に対して» うめく, うめき, うなり声をあげる «in, with/at»
e.g. Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head.
with direct speech say something in a despairing or miserable tone:
⦅書⦆ 〖直接話法〗…とうめくように(文句を)言う
e.g. “Oh God!” I groaned.
complain; grumble:
⦅くだけて⦆ 〈人が〉 «…に対して» 文句を言う, 不平をこぼす «about, over»
e.g. they were moaning and groaning about management.
2. (of a thing) make a low creaking or moaning sound when pressure or weight is applied:
〈木・金属などが〉きしむ, 低い音を立てる; ⦅かたく⦆ ;
e.g. James slumped back into his chair, making it groan and bulge.
(groan with/under) be heavily loaded with:
〖~ with/under A〗 〈物が〉きしむほどA〈物〉であふれている, A〈重み〉できしむ
e.g. tables groan with joints of venison.
(groan under/beneath) be oppressed by:
〈人が〉 【圧政などの重圧で】うめき苦しむ, あえぐ «under, beneath» .
e.g. families groaning under mortgage increases.
noun
1. a deep inarticulate sound made in pain or despair.
(人の)うめき,うなり声;
a complaint:
文句, 不平
e.g. to listen with sincerity to everyone's moans and groans.
2. a low creaking or moaning sound made by an object or device under pressure:
⦅文⦆ (物の)うなり, きしみ音
e.g. the protesting groan of timbers.
PHRASES
groan inwardly
feel dismayed by something but remain silent: everything has a tepid inevitability, and even as you smile you may be groaning inwardly.
DERIVATIVES
groaner noun
ORIGIN
Old English grānian, of Germanic origin; related to German greinen ‘grizzle, whine’, grinsen ‘grin’, also probably to grin.