groan

the groan and clank of a winch.

a fridge groaning with comestibles.

the protesting groan of timbers.

The shelf groans with books.

heaved a groan of despair.

The table groaned with food.

Groaner: a whistling buoy.

The old man groaned with dismay.

gave a groan; gave a muted response.

they were moaning and groaning about management.

families groaning under mortgage increases.

the groans of those injured in a railway accident

They groaned under the load of taxes.

The chair gave a groan when fat woman sat down.

The people groaned under the load of taxes.

She groaned her approval.

The speaker was groaned down by the audience.

He groaned for liberty very much.

He groaned for her to go away.

The cart groaned under the weight of the piano.