groan
Example Sentences
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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
Slowly, “Undertone” reveals itself to be all style and very little substance, with enough baffling character choices to make you groan.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
I can snarkily compare it to the mumps, and groan all I want about civilization’s decline, but come on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
"But they also need to be poor jokes, jokes that make us groan," Prof Wiseman adds.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
As he separated his nightmares from reality he realized with a groan that far too many of the bad parts were actually happening.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Vocabulary lists containing groan
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