Associations to the word «Groaning»

Wiktionary

GROANING, adjective. That groans.
GROANING, adjective. (figuratively) Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.
GROANING, noun. A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.
GROANING, noun. Making groans.
GROANING, verb. Present participle of groan
GROANING CHEESE, noun. (UK) (historical) A large cheese traditionally divided among the members of a household when a childbirth took place. It was cut from the middle so that the baby, when born, could be passed through it.
GROANING CHEESES, noun. Plural of groaning cheese

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats