groan
Example Sentences
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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
Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
I used to groan when it was my turn to be the meeting note-taker in a previous job.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
There’s an extended squeamish groan when, having seized and fired a boiling gun, it doesn’t occur to him to drop it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
With a groan, he yanked the curtain shut, plunging the room into darkness.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.