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The sound your dignity makes when standing up after thirty.
means To make a deep, low sound expressing pain, distress, disapproval, or weariness.
from From Old English 'grānian,' to lament or murmur — kin to 'grin,' oddly enough, since both started as words for baring the teeth and making noise. Their paths split: one became the open-mouthed sound of delight, the other the open-mouthed sound of suffering. It's all imitative at heart, the word built to mimic the very low rumble it names — a cousin of German 'greinen,' to whine.
- word origin
- From Old English granian, to lament or murmur
- involuntary tell
- Often escapes before the brain approves it
- comedy fuel
- Bad puns are engineered purely to summon it
- pain marker
- Doctors actually rate groans to assess suffering
- social glue
- A shared groan bonds a whole room instantly
for instance
jimmy page guitar riff — led zeppelin's 'whole lotta love' opens with a groaning wah-wah effect, 1969