groan

At the university, shelves groan with jagged pieces of spines, necks and legs that to an untrained eye resemble battered stones.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

You could feel the collective groan all the way from southwest Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Empathy, on stage, becomes a cornerstone of experiencing live performance that pulls heartstrings, inspires raucous laughter or elicits a collective groan when a poorly-hatched plan falters.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

As I set off, the shoes emitted a peppy clip-clop and a satisfying groan of distressed leather with each step.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

When my alarm goes off on the first morning of school, Boomer lets out a small groan and burrows deeper into the covers as I drag myself out of bed.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Wanting to be positive in possession and play forward, he had no options, nowhere to go but back, which drew groans of derision.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

But even here, the long arm of the crisis is visible, with the TV reception periodically freezing, triggering loud groans from supporters clad in the yellow Brazilian jerseys of stars Vinicius Junior, Neymar and others.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Were those chuckles overpowered by groans and eye rolls?

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

He goes to take another sip of his water and groans because his one little bottle is empty.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Some of the damaged buildings groaned with each new rumble of the earth, as Venezuela endured more aftershocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

In 2017, when he asked if Tesla would use SpaceX tech in its vehicles, Musk groaned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Then I groaned some more and while I didn’t need an encore, I left the theater humming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

"These hoop earrings pinch and this stupid tent is freezing," Deirdre groaned.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

The trees should be groaning with fruit, she tells me, but "we might get 10% of our normal crop here, and that's generous".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

But the groaning synthesizer underneath her bashful smile tells you something is off — a crystalline tone now distended, unnerving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

For ninety minutes at least, supporters and critics found themselves watching the same screen, celebrating the same attacks and groaning at the same missed opportunities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

Anyway, before we could respond, he gestured at a TV mounted on the wall, level with the highest shelves groaning with organic kibble and handmade toys, and sang out, “Because there he is!”

From Salon ● May 2, 2026

But then came a deep booming sound, a kind of groaning that echoed up all around them.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis