gemir
/xeˈmiɾ/ · B2 · verb
to moan, to groan
😩 gemir sounds like hey-MEER: a groan, 'hey, me... ere!' (me, in pain)
Say hay-MEER slowly, drawing out the long final vowel the way a groan stretches out. The stretched -ir ending mimics the sound of moaning. Latin gemere meant the same, and English has the related word 'gemination' only through doubling, so rely on the sound.