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

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

“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The final sound the movie creates is a disappointed groan from the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

I groan and drop my head like a five-year-old.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

In Verona, N.J., a 12-foot, laser-eyed animatronic skeleton groans and shifts its gargantuan frame over a graveyard of skulls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Michael Che returned to the execution controversy, joking that the Pentagon’s proposed livestream would mark the first public execution in the United States since “a couple of weeks ago,” drawing groans from the audience.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Her husband, she said, initially dismissed her groans as noises made by a stray cat, but then he grew suspicious and tried to check.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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

With a few grunts and groans, he got down from the buckboard.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

Nathan groaned and picked his phone back up.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

Why are the patrons, transfixed by curious gladiating on a screen, screaming with delight one minute and groaning miserably the next?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

It might have been the worst game ever, and with each question, Felix could imagine Benji groaning.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty