[L. grunnio; Heb. to cry out, to groan; L. rana, a frog.]

1. To breathe with a deep murmuring sound; to utter a mournful voice, as in pain or sorrow.

For we that are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burdened. 2 Corinthians 5:4.

2. To sigh; to be oppressed or afflicted; or to complain of oppression. A nation groans under the weight of taxes.