groan
Example Sentences
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Why are the patrons, transfixed by curious gladiating on a screen, screaming with delight one minute and groaning miserably the next?
I move to the right for the next two, which produce a low groan.
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When she pulls it out of her bag to check it, she groans.
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A collective groan came from the people in the outer room.
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Fast forward nine years, and we find rising negative sentiment among American voters, groaning under the weight of credit card debt and a cascade of junk fees from other industries.
From Los Angeles Times
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