"groaning" meaning in English

See groaning in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-groaning.ogg
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnɪŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnɪŋ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gronynge|t=groaning}} Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), {{inh|en|ang|grānung}} Old English grānung, {{af|en|groan|-ing}} groan + -ing, {{cog|enm|gronende}} Middle English gronende, {{cog|ang|grāniende}} Old English grāniende, {{suffix|en|groan|ing}} groan + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} groaning (not comparable)
  1. That groans. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): valittava (Finnish), ächzend (German), stöhnend (German), gemidor (Spanish), gemebundo (Spanish), inleyerek (Turkish), sızlanarak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-groaning-en-adj-NEqnWyDw Disambiguation of 'Translations': 72 28
  2. (figuratively) Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-groaning-en-adj-xLiCsqjc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 29 19 16 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 17 34 16 11 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 39 14 10 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 39 14 14 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 57 10 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 38 13 10 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 45 16 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 52 12 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 45 16 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 58 10 9 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 46 15 7 17

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-groaning.ogg Forms: groanings [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnɪŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnɪŋ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gronynge|t=groaning}} Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), {{inh|en|ang|grānung}} Old English grānung, {{af|en|groan|-ing}} groan + -ing, {{cog|enm|gronende}} Middle English gronende, {{cog|ang|grāniende}} Old English grāniende, {{suffix|en|groan|ing}} groan + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} groaning (plural groanings)
  1. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. Translations (sound): μυχμός (mukhmós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), urina (Finnish), voihkaisu (Finnish), ähkinä (Finnish), ähke (Finnish), ähkintä (Finnish), ähkyntä (Finnish), Ächzen [neuter] (German), Geächze [neuter] (German), Gestöhn [neuter] (German), Gestöhne [neuter] (German), Stöhnen [neuter] (German), ochlán [masculine] (Irish), feryat (Turkish), inlemek (Turkish), sızlanmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-groaning-en-noun-MXicUZJ- Disambiguation of 'sound': 100 0
  2. (obsolete) Ellipsis of groaning time. (childbirth, labour) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete Alternative form of: groaning time (extra: childbirth, labour)
    Sense id: en-groaning-en-noun-Fth5Hu8i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: groaning ale, groaning beer, groaning board, groaning bread, groaning cake, groaning cheese, groaning drink, groaning malt, groaning pie

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈɡɹəʊnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-groaning.ogg
Rhymes: (General American) -oʊnɪŋ, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊnɪŋ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gronynge|t=groaning}} Middle English gronynge (“groaning”), {{inh|en|ang|grānung}} Old English grānung, {{af|en|groan|-ing}} groan + -ing, {{cog|enm|gronende}} Middle English gronende, {{cog|ang|grāniende}} Old English grāniende, {{suffix|en|groan|ing}} groan + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} groaning
  1. present participle and gerund of groan Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: groan
    Sense id: en-groaning-en-verb-rLEvywkZ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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