groan
noun
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
are groaning
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present progressiveof groan.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The story all of your favorite journalists are groaning over.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
It would not surprise me if you are groaning as you read that.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022
As my shelves are groaning, the proof will probably land in recycling.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
The bookshelves are groaning with advice for women on achieving life/work balance, on getting that corner office while simultaneously kicking parenting butt.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2018
And no widow nor weak one shall cry in the night because there is no meat, when the strong men are groaning in great pain for that they have eaten overmuch.
From Love of Life and Other Stories by Charles Livingston Bull
