groan

Plural: groans

Noun

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

Verb

Verb Forms: groaned, groaning, groans

To utter a low, mournful sound, often from pain or despair.
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
- "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"
To make a groan.
To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden.
To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Examples

My opponent let out a low groan when I blocked their premium square in Scrabble.
The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.
We groaned at his awful jokes.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English gronen, granen, from Old English grānian (“to groan; lament; murmur”), from Proto-West Germanic *grainōn, from Proto-Germanic *grainōną (“to howl; weep”), from Proto-Germanic *grīnaną (“to whine; howl; whimper”).
Cognate with Scots grain (“to cry, scream”), Dutch grijnen, grienen (“to cry; sob; blubber”), German Low German grienen (“to whimper; mewl”), German greinen (“to whine; whimper”), Swedish grina (“to howl; weep; laugh”).
The noun is from Middle English gron, grone, from the verb.

Synonyms

moan

Scrabble Score: 6

groan: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
groan: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
groan: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

groan: valid Words With Friends Word