groaning vs moan

groaning

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

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

  • That groans. 

moan

noun
  • a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure 

verb
  • To complain; to grumble. 

  • To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. 

  • To grieve. 

  • To make a moan or similar sound. 

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