groan softly
Frequency: 7.08.2 per million words
to groan in a quiet way
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Examples (20)
- He turned over in his sleep and groaned softly.
- He groaned softly as he tried to sit up in the hospital bed.
- The injured man groaned softly as the doctor touched his arm.
- She groaned softly in her sleep, seemingly troubled by a nightmare.
- She groaned softly when she saw the pile of paperwork on her desk.
- "Oh no," he groaned softly when he realized he had lost his keys.
- The old dog groaned softly before settling down on the rug.
- The patient began to groan softly as the effect of the painkiller wore off.
- I heard him groan softly in the next room.
- She groaned softly with frustration at the news of another delay.
- She groaned softly in relief as she took off her tight shoes.
- He groaned softly and closed his eyes, leaning his head against the wall.
- He groaned softly at the terrible joke.
- I could hear him groaning softly from behind the closed office door.
- The patient began to groan softly as the anesthesia wore off.
- The teenager groaned softly when his father told him to start his homework.
- He groaned softly under the weight of the heavy box.
- She groaned softly as she rubbed her aching lower back.
- She groaned softly with frustration when the computer crashed.
- He groaned softly, burying his face in his hands in despair.