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

“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

When Australia's Lucas Herbert missed a five-foot par putt on the last, there was a grimace from him and a groan from the galleries.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

There is a sputtering sound, a loud groan of my wheels.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

If this were a sitcom— and it feels like a bad one — we would now hear a laugh track followed by groans.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

As they watched themselves warbling, a camera captured the full array of their facial expressions—moans, groans and self-conscious laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Wanting to be positive in possession and play forward, he had no options, nowhere to go but back, which drew groans of derision.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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

He goes to take another sip of his water and groans because his one little bottle is empty.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

The Galen Center crowd groaned, seemingly knowing what was coming next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

“Man oh man, this is bowling-shoe ugly,” groaned Mauro Ranallo, the Netflix announcer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

They stretched out as her barn groaned and collapsed, shooting sparks up to illuminate the black clouds like fireflies in the night.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

I’m not sure it’s a hard rule, but it feels like one when considering the silly groaning over defending champion and freshly-crowned back-to-back NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 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

She's a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025

She falls to the ground, cradling her head in both hands, groaning.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed