groan
noun
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
Example Sentences
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Her husband, she said, initially dismissed her groans as noises made by a stray cat, but then he grew suspicious and tried to check.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
“Well, what exactly are you talking about, Whoopi?” he answered, generating groans from the studio’s audience.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
“You might,” Bianco said, prompting a nasty look from Porter and groans and boos from the studio audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Levi groans and focuses his camera on Pi and me.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
