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

From time to time, they hear him speak or groan.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

I also groan on the inside: my voice sounds like I’ve been breathing chalk dust.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

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

I down three iced lattes daily, a habit I refuse to break even as my bank account groans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Well, what exactly are you talking about, Whoopi?” he answered, generating groans from the studio’s audience.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 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 groans, bringing his hand up to cover his face.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

They tried to spend the night inside, but the roof groaned and terrified them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

The PGA Tour groaned about fighting an asymmetrical war against a rival with a bottomless wallet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The door groaned open, and out crawled Ernesto, blinking into the warm Southern California air.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 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

"Our second batch of ice cream," George groaned.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

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

The kitchen sinks aren’t working, and the plumbing is simultaneously screeching and groaning.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 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

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 next morning, I was roused by the sound of Haskel’s groaning.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros