groaning vs lamentable

groaning

adj
  • That groans. 

  • Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain. 

noun
  • A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil. 

lamentable

adj
  • Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing. 

How often have the words groaning and lamentable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )