groaning

Example Sentences

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Groaning, she dragged herself to her feet and squeaked over to the screen.

From The Verge • Jun. 11, 2019

Groaning, Corluka used his racket to prop himself up.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

Groaning, the boys raise 15-foot tent poles among the cow paddies dotting the grassland.

From Time • Jun. 26, 2015

Groaning shelves of books produce the wonderful side effects of deadening all sound and scenting the air with the drowsy, musty perfume of old wood pulp — intangible features of the world we are losing.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2010

Groaning, he eased back down on the bed, turning onto his left side.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns