groan
Example Sentences
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Jenrick managed to be late to his own defection, in the latest dollop of farce on a day groaning with drama, jeopardy, skulduggery and plotting.
From BBC
And as the door clicked shut, I pushed the fireplace poker off the bed and pulled the lace pillow over my head with a groan.
From Literature
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The Galen Center crowd groaned, seemingly knowing what was coming next.
From Los Angeles Times
When he first started his job, Caldeira spent time in return queues at stores groaning at the many customers who held up the lines in a confusion of QR codes and labels.
Tom has reached an age when he can no longer get around the house without an accompaniment of creaks and groans and thuds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.