Hypertext Webster Gateway: "groaned"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Groan \Groan\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Groaning}.] [OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. gr?nian, fr.
the root of grennian to grin. [root]35. See {2d Grin}, and
cf. {Grunt}.]
1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter
a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.

For we . . . do groan, being burdened. --2 Cor. v.
4.

He heard the groaning of the oak. --Sir W.
Scott.

2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.

Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which
groaneth to be so. --Herbert.


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