Made a deep, sad sound that expresses pain, distress, or disapproval; the past tense of groan.
From Old English grana, of imitative origin (onomatopoeia). The word mimics the actual sound that humans make, and has stayed remarkably unchanged for over 1000 years.
The 'gr-' sound at the beginning is actually primal — many human distress sounds start with 'gr': growl, grunt, groan. It's like your mouth naturally drops low to make suffering sounds!
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