8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
originFrom 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.
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