groaning means that groans.
groaning is pronounced /ˈɡɹoʊnɪŋ/.
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.
adj
- That groans.
- Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.“We sat down to a groaning table and feasted all evening.”
noun
- A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.“From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.”