groaning
Example Sentences
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They eliminate the so-called “permanent chassis requirement,” which builders have been groaning about for years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The story all of your favorite journalists are groaning over.
From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025
Upon hearing the words, “Mom’s not coming back anymore,” Isaac, Israel and Afrika are hysterical, groaning and crying while falling to the ground.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025
“He started to make groaning sounds. It was like he was in pain but he could not tell us he was in pain.”
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024
He sank onto all fours, but kept crawling determinedly toward the door, groaning, hair wild.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
